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PlayBasic vs Visual Swing for Eclipse

A side-by-side look at PlayBasic and Visual Swing for Eclipse. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

PlayBasic

PlayBasic

Games

PlayBasic is a proprietary programming language and IDE for learning and developing 2D video games. It uses a BASIC-style syntax which is easy to learn and allows for rapid game prototyping. Some key features include sprites, sounds, tiles, scrolling backgrounds and more.

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Visual Swing for Eclipse

Visual Swing for Eclipse

Development

Visual Swing for Eclipse is a GUI designer plugin for the Eclipse IDE. It allows Java developers to visually design Swing user interfaces by dragging and dropping components instead of hand-coding.

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