What to use for Java GUI application?

Question

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It is necessary to create an application in Java, a GUI for the desktop (which would run on Windows / Linux). The goal is self-learning. Which framework is better to learn AWT or Swing?
Or suggest your own.

I'm using Java 7, NetBeans.

Answer 1

Swing

Answer 2

It is worth considering another SWT . And Rich Client Platform .

Answer 3

The best thing, of course, is to learn Swing. Thus, several birds with one stone are killed at once - an understanding of ActionListeners comes, drawing directly graphics in the application, and it is an add-on over AWT, which makes it more beautiful

Answer 4

Have a look at javabuilders . It works on top of Swing, allows you to declaratively mark up the UI through yaml - such files can play the role of a view, and in Java code you get a controller (like MVC turns out), it has a convenient MigLayout. There is a detailed PDF Book .