Hello;

Have you looked at Borland JBuilder, it is what I use on OS X.

Don
On Mar 10, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Robert Walker wrote:

I realize that I'm probably in a minority here, but I am not looking forward to Java, of any sort, coming to the iPhone. If you're interested in writing iPhone applications, use the native iPhone SDK and build a "real" iPhone application. Objective C is not that far a leap from Java and you would have native access it all the iPhone APIs.

The fear I have of Java coming to the iPhone is that if it exists, people might think about using it. I've felt the same way about desktop applications to be honest. The only time I ever choose to use a Java application on the desktop is when there's absolutely no other choice. However, I do understand the appeal of "write once, run anywhere." In practice, though, it generally makes for a less than stellar user experience.

For example, I've been less than impressed with any Java based IDE I've used. I'm amazed at what the developers have been able to accomplish with these IDEs, but every time I open one I wish it was a native application. I miss the responsiveness of Xcode and wish there existed a Mac OS X native IDE that understood the Java language to the depth of Eclipse or NetBeans. I'm not holding my breath waiting for one though.

Anyway, I'm sure we'll see Java come to the iPhone, I just hope it is made clear for any apps using it so that I can avoid them. I wouldn't want anyone installing a Java VM on my iPhone without making it very clear that it's happening.

On Mar 9, 2008, at 12:05 PM, David Avendasora wrote:

Java Client on the iPhone/iPod Touch could be really cool, but without custom UI extensions to deal with the touch interface, I think you'll end up with a very non-Touch feel and therefor alien- feeling app. Sure it would be functional, but not really a "Touch" application. Now, with Swing/SWT/Whatever-Touch extensions, that has possibilities...

As far as Direct To Java Client, unfortunately I think it is all but dead. It's deprecated, even though I've had some success getting it running under 5.4.1, it is no longer supported and the number of people out there using it numbers in the handful.

D2JC was wonderful and I'm really not looking forward to building every piece of my JC UI from scratch, but I think it's time to move on, to more robust and supported Java Client technologies. Florijan Stamenkovic's, Paulo Sommaruga's or similar new JC framework should really be at the core of any WO Java Client app moving forward.

Dave

On Mar 8, 2008, at 11:30 PM, Baiss Eric Magnusson wrote:

Subject: Re: State of WO Java Client
To: Development WebObjects <[email protected]>

Your templates are converted and posted! 
http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2655245

What's the word on JBND's WO 5.4.1 compatibility? Any issues that you
know of?

Dave


Any thoughts from out there on running DTJC on the iPhone.

I spent three months with DTJC and although the project went nowhere it was interesting to experience the native client feel.

Sun announced they were going to make a J2ME for the iPhone.

Objective-C might be more fun but that seems too much of a stretch.

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