How to create a java GUI with an IDE using "front-end assemblers"?

Question

In a Java project with developers using different IDEs, say Eclipse and IntelliJ, is there a better way to develop visual components using the tools offered by the IDE (" Visual Editor Project " for Eclipse and the Swing GUI Designer "for IntelliJ)?

If a developer using Eclipse needs to make changes to the graphical interface written by another developer in IntelliJ (and vice versa), it will be quite difficult and possibly even make the code incompatible with the original tool that created it.

Is there a solution, or should all developers just use the same tool?

Answer 1

I see 2 solutions:

• Do not use GUI design tools at all, enter the user interface code manually
• Use the plugin for most IDEs (e.g. JFormDesigner )