title: Is using a visual GUI editor detrimental to learning GUI design?
body: <p>I've played around with the netbeans visual editor for java and it seems very intuitive and simple to use but I can't help but think: is this detrimental to my learning?  Should I be getting my hands dirty and doing everything manually?  How do professionals in the field handle user interface design? </p>
  
  <p>What would you guys recommend I do?</p>