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Is Swing Dying?

RC2 of Pendulum is now out.
That's right, I've finally got round to releasing the next RC of Pendulum. This includes many bug fixes, the beginnings of the validation framework, as well as some improvements to the ObjectFactory.

Desktop Java: Self Executing JARs
I've had multiple requests regarding the steps to take after writing an application - deployment. One of the steps that can be difficult when building an application is building effective and usable 'binary' formats for your application that allow it to be distributed. Each scenario of development has different recommended paths; and with desktop, rich-client development especially, it is important to make users on each unique platform comfortable with installing and using your application.

Swing's lead Windows Look and Feel developer Leif Samuelsson joins WinLAF mailing list

Starting to learn SWT
I've started reading The Definitive Guide to SWT and JFace in an effort to get a feel for SWT programming. The first impressions have been pretty good. The widget set is awesome, can't wait to get me some CoolBar action!

Hibernate Support Added to SwingWork
Hibernate is not only a great persistance API, but it also has some great features for building ontop of swingwork. The swingwork-hibernate module will be home to code that uses Hibernate to integrate its features into swingwork.