Did you even think about what he said? Or do a google for the phrases he
used?

"netbeans platform" refers to a Swing-based framework that can be used
to develop rich applications, without reinventing the wheel.

"eclipse rcp" refers to a SWT-based framework that can be used to
develop rich applications, without reinventing the wheel.

So, to answer your question in excruciating detail:

1. Eclipse RCP and netbeans Framework are frameworks you can consider.

You may also want to consider Spring Rich Client, as well as the sample
code coming from JCP 296 (I think), which is investigating providing a
framework as part of the JDK (7, most likely)

2. Use any darn data storage you like. XML, JDBC, Hibernate, flat files.
It's up to you. YOUR needs will drive your decision.

3. If you want to use Swing, feel free to use components that simplify
your life. e.g. if you need a Calendar widget, maybe NachoCalendar will
suit. Licenses, support, maintainability, API, etc will all play a role
in YOUR decision to use or not to use non-standard components.
Similarly, platform availability may influence your decision to use
Eclipse RCP, since it is SWT-based, and not ported quite as widely as
Swing (AFAIK).

Rogan

David Vach schrieb:

Right, for Swing it's NetBeans *Platform* and AFAIK for SWT it's Eclipse
*RCP*.

'Data storage' is a bit vague.

E.g. if you need a database, you might want to use JPA, but simple JDBC
connections might be enough, too.

Preferences are also a kind of 'data storage'...

So, specify your needs.

Bye
Michael