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This is a noob question I know, but is it possible to really write a program in Java that runs on Linux and Windows? The equivalent to what is known as a Windows Form Application in the .Net world?
I don’t want a “console app”, but I’m after a rich front end type application that will run on Windows 7 (64bit) and Linux Ubuntu.
Is a write once solution possible?
EDIT, what I’m after is a yes (absolutely) or yes with difficulty or no, language X is more suitable, type of answer.
Of course! If you use SWT, you even get native widgets for free! 🙂
We have written a complete ERP that runs on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. There are some gotchas, but the parts of the app that have to be modified to be really platform independent are about 0.1%, if you do it right.