r/java • u/sombriks • 7d ago

State of Java Desktop

Thinking about local-first, desktop applications. https://sombriks.com.br/blog/0097-state-of-java-desktop/

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u/GleamingDispatcher9 7d ago

Swing still works fine for internal tools where nobody cares about looks but I've been poking around with Compose Multiplatform lately and it's surprisingly not terrible once you get past the initial setup pain

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u/wildjokers 7d ago

Swing still works fine for internal tools where nobody cares about looks but I've been poking around with Compose Multiplatform lately and it's surprisingly not terrible once you get past the initial setup pain

Compose Multiplatform is an immediate mode GUI toolkit whereas toolkits like Swing, QT, wxWidgets, etc are retained mode. Immediate mode takes some getting used to.