Thirty years ago, Java 1.0 revolutionized software development. Every Java demo featured a simple "Hello World" dialog window with the only available option: Java's Abstract Window Toolkit, the first ...

The new release, Eclipse 3.0, includes significant improvements for building Java desktop applications and a host of developer usability enhancements, developers on the project said Tuesday. Eclipse 3 ...

In a world where Web-based applications have dominated the discourse lately, does the desktop still matter? Presenters at the appropriately named Desktop Matters conference in San Jose, Calif. argued ...

In today's computing environments, it is important to deliver user interfaces that can run on a wide variety of platforms. The range is broad, encompassing small handheld devices as well as server ...

The rise of the Internet and the Web browser as the universal computing client forced user-interface development and the overall user experience to take a step backwards. Web applications, due to ...