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JavaPolis interview posted

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  great interview :)

  i heard Ted's point about declarative GUIs (eg. composition and layout defined using XML) being handy since you can tweak them without recompiling. But it's possible to set up your project in such a way that you hit "compile and run" and the current screen you're working on pops up a second or two later, using a laucher you write and use specifically for this purpose

  Also, i think that many would want to use Netbeans GUI designer rather than edit XML layout. Netbeans does save GUI layout in XML form files (for itself), as well as writing it into your java code eg. initComponents() method.

  Flex of course uses XML composition, and i guess .NET does too.
  I hear people calling for a standardised XML layout format for Swing. Might that constrain the IDE/toolmakers a bit? Of course a standard format would be better, but it's not going to change the lives of Netbeans users who are using the GUI designer, except to introduce a few teething problems probably

  
  

  Posted by: evanx on February 08, 2007 at 02:24 AM

• Just a Questuon, I do not have a side I favor here. Sun or MS. In fact I admire both. But I have to tell you I installed JAVA on one of my boxes that I am running Vista on and it not only disabled AERO, but it did do untill I shut it down completely, not the Java applet, but Java. THAts an Issue and to say its compatable is simply not true, at least from MY personal experience. If I am missing something PLEASE tell me, I want my JAVA

  Posted by: lennylacey on February 08, 2007 at 03:10 PM

• lennylacey: Check out my Java on Vista blog. It explains the exact bug you're talking about, and why, and when it was fixed. The short answer: go to java.com (or java.sun.com) and install the latest Java SE 6 release; it'll fix the issues you're having.

  Posted by: chet on February 08, 2007 at 04:18 PM

• You got flamed by anyone from Antwerp yet? ;-)

  I saw your "retraction" in the interview comments. Haha! It was my first time in Antwerp and I too was not initially impressed with the industrial wasteland that seemed to comprise most of Antwerp. On the Friday, however, I did get into the city centre and where I found all the chocolate shops which redeemed Antwerp somewhat!

  (I liked the fact that there were people from the Antwerp Tourist Information in the Javapolis reception area)

  Posted by: archangel on March 01, 2007 at 12:22 AM

• archangel: No flames yet. Maybe Antwerpians read my retraction ... or maybe those folks are the ones voting lower on the ratings... The city center was quite nice, and I wish I'd spent more time there. My lesson for next time: get a hotel in the city center. And eat more fries and chocolate.
  

  Posted by: chet on March 01, 2007 at 07:06 AM

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