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SWT: A Developer's Notebook Review by C. M. Lowry
Nice intro to SWT
For a quick introduction to SWT, this book does nicely. It starts with some very clear instructions for preparing the eclipse IDE for running the SWT examples. The author focuses on the main graphical components within SWT such as the menu components, toolbars, buttons, text fields, lists, layouts, and tables. The format of the book is a bridge for experienced Java developers that are already familiar with GUI development.
However, this book does not teach graphical interface design principles; you will need to know interface conventions. It does not contrast and compare the functionality of Swing with SWT. The pacing of the book is a little slow. For advanced topics, you may need to look elsewhere.
Unfortunately, the examples contain numerous bugs. This is a bit off-putting for a tutorial. It would have been nice if the source was organized as an eclipse project and included the referenced graphics. While this book is a little narrow in its focus, it does provide some nice pointers about SWT. Despite some shortcomings, this is a useful resource for learning about SWT.