I think people is looking for information about GWT vs Flex not
English writing skills.

Anyways following features makes flex more appealing compare to other
RIA frameworks

1. Data Binding in Flex very useful and powerful feature. You can use
your DTO to transfer data between Flex and Java backend (use Hibernate
Annotations) and map them with ActionScript class and bind them to UI.
You can do that using few lines of code. But you have to make sure you
don't overuse it because it will slow down you apps (lot goes behind
the scene to make it happen)

2. Module base application. If you are developing big application e.g.
health care in that case module base development make lot of sense.
Different group of developer can work on different piece and bring
everything together using ModuleLoader.

3. GWT don't have such feature and many people has requested (talk
Bruce Johanson at GWT conference and have open feature request still
pending) here is the link

http://code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit/issues/detail?id=620&q=modules%20communication

4. UI widgets are good with Flex compare to GWT. You can also using
CSS to make it more appealing and do it using online Explorer tool for
free. In case of GWT most of the people knows you have depend on third
party open source library & many know what happen with that e.g. Ext-
GWT

5. Flex is plug-in base and GWT JS base. If user disable JS in browser
or flash player is not allowed on PC (school base network & some
companies still do that). In that case both are useless.

6. It is not relevant to the topic but other framework like www.appcelerator.org
makes use of web1.0 and 2.0 very well with little learning curve.

7. In case of GWT it is hard to separate designer role and application
developer.

8. Flex base application can be deploy to desktop using AIR but I have
not done it and don't have more to add.

9. Flex, Blaze DS is open source which will attract more developer
from OO world. But you have to maintain Actionscript classes on client
to match Java POJO on server. It might be factor when you have big
app.

10. Exadel Fiji is an extension to JavaServer Faces to fully
encapsulate Flex.One more product taking advantage of Java & Flex.

11. GWT is excellent choice if you have PHP or JSP base existing code
base and want to keep UI in line then go with GWT make sense.

12. You have some cool websites using GWT e.g. www.classconnection.com
(favorite of mine)

13. GWT - RPC is very easy to use and choice of IDE plus so many
testing tools make it very attractive platform for all Java.

I think it is natural to compare GWT with Flex since both are so much
similar in terms of usage so it all depends on requirement.


On Aug 22, 10:56 am, taurinus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We are evaluating what UI technology to use for a Enterprise Rich
> Internet Application. It turns out to be difficult to find the right
> criteria and trusted sources that can help us finding the right
> decision. Can you tell what criteria would be most important and the
> dis-/advantage of Adobe Flex 3 (with/-out Blaze DS) vs. Google
> Webtoolkit?
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