From: Chris Alfeld <chris.alfeld@...>
Date: 2006-04-06T03:58:04+09:00
Subject: Re: is GUI a weak point?

I didn't mean to start a flamewar either or, for that matter, bash
Java.  I apologize if I came across as a Java hater.

I don't mean to say that Java has no good qualities or that it's GUI
support is universally bad.  But I do not believe it is the cross
platform solution it was intended to be.  Maybe my opinion is
malformed (I am competent in Java but hardly an expert) or my view of
the intentions/hype inaccurate.

My main complaint with Java is the difficulties I've run into in
porting Java applications to various platforms.  I've spent to much
time fighting with odd javac errors or even getting the JRE or JDK to
compile, or not core dump.  Whereas I have never had these problems
with, for example, Tk.

I'm also not fond of the Java GUI ergonomics but then I'm not really
happy with any of the toolkits ergonomics.

Java does have things it does well.  Also, very importantly, it
generated a lot of thought and activity in cross platform languages
and GUI toolkits.  Tk has strengths and weaknesses too.