I'm not sure whether I follow you... what is the difference using Java / GWT + REST and TypeScript + REST... The server part is the same. The web browser part is also the same. The difference is only the language and ecosystem you use on the web browser...
Thanks, Lofi rmr...@gmail.com schrieb am Montag, 28. September 2020 um 18:02:03 UTC+2: > Hi Lofi, > > I once used GWT + Electron + Materialize running with Jetty. That worked, > but after getting rid of GWT the code was much cleaner. > > Class com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer is more than enough for running a > Java server with REST interface on the desktop. > > Another advantage of moving away from GWT is that I don't need to work > with JSInterop and things that require annotations in the Java code. > Creating a REST servlet in plain Java is quite straightforward. > > Regards, > Rodolfo > > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 12:46 PM lofid...@gmail.com <lofid...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Rodolfo, >> >> thanks a lot for the feedbacks! >> >> TypeScript is not bad. After all it's coming from Anders Helsjberg >> creator of Turbo Pascal, Delphi, VisualJ++, C#. He is a great language >> designer... 😉 >> >> But actually you could use GWT to build an Electron app as you don't need >> to have a Java server for the transpiled code... or did you have something >> extra? >> *@Frankhossfeld* told me that he has done Electron app with GWT, very >> easy 😉 Maybe he could elaborate here... >> >> I never use GXT but I've used GWTBootstrap3 (Open-Source) and actually it >> was very easy to use, quite the same with using the integrated GWT widgets. >> Today Dmitrii has migrated *GWTBootstrap3 to Elemental2* ( >> https://github.com/treblereel/gwtbootstrap3). And the cool thing is that >> for the app devs, it doesn't change anything. You could use the same >> components and nothing has changed, only deep in the framework itself it >> uses Elemental2 instead the older technology... Maybe *@Dmitrii* could >> elaborate this... >> >> Thanks, >> Lofi >> >> >> >> rmr...@gmail.com schrieb am Montag, 28. September 2020 um 12:36:03 UTC+2: >> >>> Hello Lofi, >>> >>> Java + GWT + GXT + Eclipse was my main toolkit for over a decade. When >>> Sencha went crazy with the price of license renewals, I started looking for >>> alternatives. >>> >>> Today my toolkit has changed to Java for backend/server side, TypeScript >>> for client side and Visual Studio Code for code development. Communication >>> between Java server and TypeScript UI is handled via REST interface. >>> >>> Now I'm free to choose any UI style I like, my code has simplified a lot >>> and there is a clearer separation between server and client code. There are >>> no license costs and I don't have to deal with GWT and GXT, except for an >>> old project I still have to maintain. >>> >>> The switch to JavaScript/TypeScript gave me a huge advantage: now I can >>> use ElectronJS to create cross-platform desktop apps that are actually web >>> apps running on a local Java server. >>> >>> I don't regret moving away from GWT + GXT. Actually, I'm quite happy >>> with the refreshed coding experience. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Rodolfo M. Raya >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:02 PM lofid...@gmail.com <lofid...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I would like to know, what are the *obstacles* for you as *Java >>>> developers* not using *Java as programming language for writing Web >>>> browser apps*. Web browser apps are client-side and *not server-side* Web >>>> apps. >>>> >>>> - Open discussion at https://bit.ly/HackerNewsTypeScriptJavaGWT >>>> - Article at https://bit.ly/TypeScriptVsJavaGWT >>>> >>>> I would like to know from you... Java developers... >>>> >>>> Thanks, Lofi >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/b099f262-5a83-4a1e-83d8-5cc6ef336e53n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/b099f262-5a83-4a1e-83d8-5cc6ef336e53n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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 google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/8dc3253a-a818-49b1-8e63-65492fb39d90n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/8dc3253a-a818-49b1-8e63-65492fb39d90n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Rodolfo M. 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