> Yes, I know hardly anyone uses Swing anymore.
Actually, Swing is the GUI toolkit used by IntelliJ IDEA, one of the few if not the only commercially successful and kick-ass Java desktop app(s).
Actually, Swing is the GUI toolkit used by IntelliJ IDEA, one of the few if not the only commercially successful and kick-ass Java desktop app(s).
And, of course, Oracle or OpenJDK (or someone) needed to invest in a browser port of the JVM, which is totally possible these days.
https://github.com/JFormDesigner/FlatLaf
They have done a great job bringing a modern appearance to the Swing components.
As I understand it, IDEA has done a lot of "Swing Work". I don't know if it's just augmenting existing or creating a bunch of new controls or if they delved deeper. It's just my understanding that IDEA is Swing, but not as we know it. I could be wrong.
NetBeans is pretty much pure Swing.
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* https://twitter.com/jetbrains_fleet/status/14653112312717393...