原文见
http://www.tomlauren.com/weblog/archives/000022.html文章横向比较了AWT, Swing, SWT, and JFace这几个java gui 库，并且给出了比较示例代码。
最后给出了比较表格：
| GUI Library |
Native Speed |
Native Look |
Advanced Compontents Available |
External Jar(s) and java.library.path variable required |
Manual resource disposal necessary |
| AWT |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Swing |
No |
Not really |
Yes |
No |
No |
| SWT & JFace |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |