Re: Why is Java so complex vs Oracle Forms

[Quoted] Java is relatively new, immature and less specialized, compared to Oraclre Forms. Give it another 2-3 years and will, say, in JDK 4.5, you'd find everything simple and logical.

coakleyj_at_hotmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have a team currently developing a GUI front-end using JAVA.
>
> Now, it seems very complex. For example, all buttons must have listener
> events for each action on each button.
>
> Now, I have been programming Oracle Forms for a number of years, and it
> was nothing near as complex as this. All I had to do was write the code
> for the event, and not worry about listening for the event.
>
> Was the Oracle Forms runtime environment providing this functionality
> for me in the background?
> If so, are there any tools on the market that provide this "container"
> or supporting functionality for Java, so as to allow developers
> concentrate on the more business-level functionality?
>
> Can these tools be downloaded as part of an applet?
>
> Thanks
>
> Coakleyj
>
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Received on Sat Feb 12 2000 - 20:43:01 CET