Timeline for How can I get started on my first non-trivially sized Java project?
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| Aug 3, 2011 at 13:50 | history | migrated | from stackoverflow.com (revisions) | ||
| Aug 3, 2011 at 12:57 | comment | added | mort | @Jason: I agree with you in principle, but looking at all the abstract classes, layout manager and action listener stuff in your sample, it could get pretty difficult for a beginner to find a bug. | |
| Aug 3, 2011 at 12:52 | comment | added | Jason S | @captain -- true (I agree w/ Mort), but a simple GUI is pretty easy, and it makes testing much easier than trying to use stdin or command-line arguments to control your program, IMHO. I've posted a quick example above. This took me 10 minutes to put together, without having to glance at any javadoc or literature -- granted, I've had some experience with Swing, but it's much easier than putting a GUI together with MFC/WTL/whatever your favorite C++ GUI for Windows is. | |
| Aug 3, 2011 at 12:48 | comment | added | mort | If you don't need a GUI, you don't need to look into Swing at all. You should probably take care about all the logic first and than - if you have time left - start with Swing. | |
| Aug 3, 2011 at 12:37 | comment | added | captain | Wouldn't learning Swing distract me from the problem? I think I will mostly be using time to learn Swing rather than trying to finish the project. I don't wan't to be one week before the deadline without having done anything project related. | |
| Aug 3, 2011 at 12:33 | history | answered | Jason S | CC BY-SA 3.0 |