Swing desktop-development

Question

I have a very general question regarding java desktop-gui-applications.

My Experience: In the last years i have developed a number of desktop-applicati

Answer 1

You can reduce your pain by following popular and successful desktop patterns combined with a clean implementation style. I strongly recommend that you learn the Model-View-Presenter (MVP) pattern and Presentation Model.

A good introduction is Fowler's "Organizing Presentation Logic". For the implementation style, see "Guter Schreibstil für Swing" at http://www.jgoodies.com/downloads/articles-and-presentations/ The slides are in German, the code is English ;-)