What does either Java GUI editor offer for rapid development and maintainability (i.e., Eclipse/SWT and Netbeans/Matisse)?

You are really asking two different questions: SWT vs Swing, and Eclipse GUI Editor vs Netbeans GUI Editor (Matisse).

This is definitely subjective -- we use both, Eclipse and Netbeans. I think it comes down to a matter of preference.

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