GroupLayout autogenerated code in NetBeans

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Kudos for embracing the NetBeans GUI designer as a means to—and not a substitute for—understanding Swing. Summarizing the comments,

  • While GroupLayout was designed for automated code generation, it can usefully be used manually, as shown here and here. It can also be integrated into the mixed development approach suggested here.

  • Experienced developers wisely suggest learning one or more popular third-party layouts such as MigLayout, FormLayout or DesignGridLayout, which derive some power from accepting human-readable text parameters. I see GroupLayout in the same category, but simply having a fluent interface.

  • In your example, the two layouts have differing resize behavior, which may impact other choices. Beware of this common pitfall.

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