Somebody has to do it! :P #gwtisback
On Monday, 29 February 2016 01:19:36 UTC+1, Alain wrote: > > "And GWT is such an awesome technology I am simply no getting why it's so > underused.." > > Advertissement :) > > On 29 February 2016 at 01:02, Stefan Falk <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Well, as for me I am willing to do almost *anything* just for the sake of >> not having to write too many JavaScript lines :D >> >> And GWT is such an awesome technology I am simply no getting why it's so >> underused.. >> >> >> On Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:15:17 UTC+1, Ed wrote: >>> >>> @Stefan >>> Totally Agree there are some points of concern. >>> >>> I am so used to doing things the "hard" way that I am immune to the >>> pitfalls. >>> >>> At the end of the day Eclipse give me what I need for my particular use >>> case. >>> >>> I usually do not use the build in server and deploy to jetty/tomcat >>> instances for testing. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Stefan Falk <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> @Ed: Don't get me wrong. I like Eclipse and I am basically an >>>> Eclipse-only developer. I would use it to brew coffee if there was a plug >>>> in. :D >>>> >>>> What I'm just missing are some basic support e.g. if I use GWTP I want >>>> to see some generated code. Java/GWT has some boilerplate code that could >>>> be generated. >>>> >>>> Another thing that annoys me is that @UiField thing. Sometimes it's >>>> really annoying to keep all the field names up-to-date. Renaming stuff is >>>> sometimes a but nasty. >>>> >>>> Then there's the thing with the code server.. I'd really appreciate a >>>> better view for the error messages that one gets there. You always have to >>>> search for the actual line that points out what's wrong instead of seeing >>>> that message in the Eclipse "Markers" view or something. >>>> >>>> One more thing that I miss is a better Project Explorer. The files are >>>> sorted by type and that means you get A.java B.java A.ui.xml B.ui.xml >>>> instead of A.java A.ui.xml B.java B.ui.xml. >>>> >>>> Since I am using gwt-maven-archetypes I even have to kill the Code >>>> Server by hand - I cannot use the Eclipse "Debug" or "Server" view for >>>> that. >>>> >>>> Maybe some of that stuff could be avoided or changed but it's not >>>> supported out of the box by Eclipse afaik. >>>> >>>> >>>> @Gilberto: Yes, that's actually a good point. The plugins can be >>>> sometimes a bit messy. >>>> >>>> @Rogelio: What kind of support are we talking here? It happens that I >>>> might have access to the Ultimate edition for free as a student. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, 27 February 2016 22:54:35 UTC+1, Rogelio Flores wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I find IntelliJ to be superior to eclipse, not only in its out of the >>>>> box (for the Ultimate edition--not free) support for GWT, but for almost >>>>> everything else. I was too an eclipse user for many years so I know the >>>>> difference. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 8:13:56 AM UTC-7, Gilberto wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Let's get real for a moment: Eclipse is a plug-in hell. >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you ever try to run a multi-module App Engine project with multi >>>>>> module GWT app, configured with Maven? Don't even try, go to the command >>>>>> line and run the server from there. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sometimes you lose days of work just setting up the environment. And >>>>>> that sucks. >>>>>> >>>>>> But, I still use it. I prefer how Eclipse deal with git and how it's >>>>>> code completion works (ctrl+space for everything, instead of a different >>>>>> shortcut for each type of code completion, like on IntelliJ). It's a >>>>>> matter >>>>>> of knowing what is possible and what is not inside the IDE, and which >>>>>> combination of plug-ins (and its versions) works for your project, and >>>>>> which don't. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have some friends that love IntelliJ and would never go back to >>>>>> Eclipse again. In my opinion, if you aren't crazy yet because of the >>>>>> plug-in hell, Eclipse can still do a good job. Like Ed said, it's the >>>>>> best >>>>>> free IDE available. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "GWT Users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GWT Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > > Alain Ekambi > > Co-Founder > > Ahomé Innovation Technologies > > http://www.ahome-it.com/ <http://ahome-it.com/> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GWT Users" group. 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