Re: Cross-Platform development

> questions:
> 1) does anybody know if it is possible if there exists a gui-design
> -software for mac os x and java so that i can develop the interface
> completly on my mac and port it to windows. 2) are there better ways
> instead of using java/jdbc regarding portability, requested time ((and
> speed))
> 


Hello Martin,

(Please be patient, I am not an expert)

I am curious why you are developing an application that actually runs 
on the machine, instead of using a webbrowser? You probably have some 
very specific reasons for this, but I am still curious. I am just a 
beginning developer, but to me not having to install anything on the 
clients workstations are pretty nice, avoids a lot of the crashes, 
etc. Also so portable. 

Another guy I have spoken with has a database product that many 
companies use; they used to use an actual application, but have since 
moved to only browser support. And for the most part- there are 
always exceptions- they don't have to do too much to make sure that 
the Mac users can also use the browser just fine.

I see a lot of benefits and negatives on both sides of the equation.


John Chapman