Java Basics

Why aren't Java GUIs easier?

I don't want to exaggerate the difficulties of working with Java GUIs because they are much easier to build than Microsoft Windows interfaces in C++. But they are harder than those in Visual Basic, for example.

Flexibility in the big Java problem (or advantage) -- there are a huge number of GUI classes, a huge number of methods that can be used in these classes, and many ways to structure the elements that you do build.