[news.eclipse.platform] Re: standalone SWT versus RCP

[jwillans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (James Willans)]

I think it all depends on what type of application you are building.  If
you're building an application that is going to make good reuse of the
components that the RCP offers then it is going to make life easier.  On
the other hand if you're doing something that goes completely against the
grain of RCP then it is going to make life considerably harder.  This may
be stating the obvious but it is important, consider the precise
requirements of your app, see if the building blocks that the RCP offer
are appropriate.

James

andrew mcintyre wrote:

> Could somebody contrast the advantages/disadvantages of going down the
standalone SWT development path versus the RCP path? Especially with draw2d
involved?

> I'm leaning toward the RCP path because it looks simpler but what do I know,
I'm a raw newbie.