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Re:Ask HN: Why did Visual Basic die? by datavirtue on Monday September 11, 2023 @01:44PM (#37470811)
Hmmm...I'm wondering if you have ever used Netbeans. There is a GUI builder for Java Swing. Top notch.
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Re:Ask HN: Why did Visual Basic die? by ecshafer on Monday September 11, 2023 @01:51PM (#37470924)
Netbeans java gui builder is the only builder I’ve seen come close to the vb gui builder. In fact I was a little disappointed moving from net beans to a “real Java ide” since their gui builders don’t exist or aren’t as good. But vb as a language is a lot better than Java for getting to a productive state for a novice.
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Re:Ask HN: Why did Visual Basic die? by jules22 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @02:19AM (#37477457)
The best IMO was in Delphi. Lazarus captures that spirit well today but is mostly unknown.

Netbeans GUI builder was more powerful than VB's in some ways but just made simple things complicated.

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