Just a short(ish) reply to John about his input.
Thanks for replying - I am certainly aware that JBuilder is dated now and there are more efficient tools around.
Having bought the JBuilder book however, I will go ahead and 'justify the cost' by learning and evaluating - as I do - the product. I am well aware also that Borland (now Embacardero), tend to tie the user into their way of 'doing
Java' - everything has to be created as a project for example.
So do any or all of 3 products that John mentioned do similar and are they solely web-based or do you download them? I suppose that there is a 'price' to be paid, but I suspect it may well be worth it if you can generate code considerably quicker.
Finally which one of the 3 does he use and is it free?
I look forward to any further replies.