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Source: Esther Schindler (esther@bitranch.com)
Moderator: Dirk Terrell (admin@os2ss.com)
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Aiming for Simplicity

While a lot of companies (and individuals!) are interested 
in creating applications with Java, few native Java 
programs were available until recently. And despite the 
promises of cross-platform usability, Java programmers have 
been required to do their development in a specific 
environment.

At least one vendor is promising to reduce that problem, by 
providing an easy to use development tool suited for both 
novices and Java experts. At an upcoming user group 
meeting, you'll be able to judge for yourself how well it 
delivers.

At the Phoenix OS/2 Society's January general meeting on 
Tuesday, January 12, Carl Sayres of Data Representations 
Inc., will show us just how easy it is to put together a 
Pure Java application, using Simplicity for Java.

About Simplicity for Java

Simplicity for Java 1.1 is written completely in Java 1.1. 
It runs on any Java-enabled platform including Linux, OS/2, 
Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Windows 95/98/NT, Macintosh, and 
others.

Using the Simplicity for Java IDE, developers build Java 
applications and applets interactively through a visual 
model which is instantaneously updated to reflect any 
changes made to the program's source code. This dynamic 
modeling reduces development time, promotes programming 
accuracy, and challenges the need for the traditional three 
step development practice of code - compile - test.

The Simplicity for Java IDE organizes all of the components 
of a project, which can include multiple applications, 
applets, images, sounds, as well as any data files 
associated with a project. In addition, the IDE relieves 
the user from worrying about pathnames on a local file 
system, and on a Web server.

The Composer, Simplicity's graphical interface builder, 
features a palette of parts that can be added dynamically 
to the working application. These parts include all of the 
AWT components and layouts, full support for the JFC/Swing 
components from JDK 1.2, a library of pre-built JavaBeans, 
and any desired third party JavaBeans.

Both the novice and the experienced Java developer will 
appreciate Simplicity for Java's Code Sourcerer, an 
integral part of the Composer. In plain English, the 
Sourcerer interviews the developer and then produces Java 
source code for the user in response to their choices.

Simplicity's Java Source Code Editor is a fully featured 
programmer's editor that has all the capabilities that 
power users expect. Features include unlimited levels of 
undo and redo, search, and replace using Perl5 regular 
expressions, color syntax highlighting, and printing in 
full color.

Integrated into the editor, the Sourcerer's Apprentice 
introspects any Java class on-the-fly as the developer 
types Java code and provides auto-completion of class 
methods and fields.

A free tryout version of Simplicity for Java is available 
from Data Representations' web site at 
http://www.datarepresentations.com. The base price for a 
single license, which includes 60 days of standard email 
support, is $149. Both additional standard support, and 
priority telephone support are available.

Do you think they can live up to all that? Why not join us 
at the meeting, and find out?

When and where

The Phoenix OS/2 Society's general meeting is on Tuesday, 
January 12. Meetings are held at the Mountain Preserve 
Reception Center, 1431 East Dunlap. A "random access" Q&A 
session begins at 6:30pm, and the meeting gets underway at 
7:00pm. Participants are sure to reconvene at Coyote 
Springs afterwards; we're friendly folks and we like to see 
each other.

Visitors are quite welcome, particularly at this meeting. 
After all, if Java can live up to its promises as a  a 
cross platform tool, quality development applications will 
make it possible for all of us computer users to work 
together.

About the Phoenix OS/2 Society

The Phoenix OS/2 Society is the world's largest computer 
user group devoted to OS/2, with members in 14 countries 
and 46 US states and territories. The Society publishes the 
award-winning print magazine, _extended attributes_, offers 
educational services to its members, and never forgets that 
people are supposed to have fun with their PCs as well as 
accomplish something useful. We tell good jokes.

More information about the user group, and a request form 
for a free sample issue of _extended attributes_, can be 
found at http://www.possi.org.





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