I disagree. I really like it. It compares pretty well to most GUI libraries IMHO. Netbeans runs very nicely in Swing and it bundles the Matisse GUI builder whi

I disagree. I really like it. It compares pretty well to most GUI libraries IMHO. Netbeans runs very nicely in Swing and it bundles the Matisse GUI builder which makes GUIs in Swing a breeze. I've also code plenty of Swing apps from first principles and found it nice to use. Obviously, I don't get all the Swing hate (and before you ask, I have used a tonne of other GUI libraries in the past)