That is actually a good point indeed. We also have very old tech in production including some ALGOL.
I do have the impression that the JS Frameworks race has been slowing down a bit. Sure there will always be some new ideas, but the big frameworks are there for quite some. At least with GWT/Java it is rather easy to maintain! GWT does not change much, sometimes that is an advantage. On 20 Jan 2021, 16:48 +0100, [email protected] <[email protected]>, wrote: > IMHO that's the problem with frameworks / languages. If they are "strong > enough" they won't be gone... I don't think that TypeScript / Vue.js / React > / Angular etc. will be vanished. They will stay forever just like COBOL and > other technologies like Borland / Embarcadero Delphi Object Pascal. My > comment above was a joke, because I don't know what will happen in 10 years. > There will be another hot things. Maybe we move completely on the native > client development instead of Web browser? But who knows... > > So at the end of the day the devs need to maintain apps with the zoo of > frameworks and languages. > > Scary if you see this history of web frameworks: > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mraible/history-of-web-frameworks-timeline/master/history-of-web-frameworks-timeline.png > > I think, it's time that the development of apps / Web apps should go higher > in the abstraction level to be technology / framework independent. PIM > (Platform Independent Model) anyone? 😉 > > BTW.: I still have JSPs in production. Also COBOL 😅 > > Cheers, > Lofi > > [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 20. Januar 2021 um 14:36:30 UTC+1: > > > Why did you bet on GWT 10 years ago and wouldn't bet on TypeScript > > > nowadays? > > > (fwiw, TypeScript is already 8 years old; Vue.js is 6 years old, React is > > > 7) > > > > > > > On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 5:26:38 PM UTC+1 [email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > @swas... > > > > > > > > > > <quote> > > > > > Yes, almost 10 years for me too and production application running > > > > > for 3 years. > > > > > GWT 2.6.1 + Eclipse 4.8. Tomcat8 + MySQL5.7 + Java8 + JasperReport > > > > > my next 10 years plan is move to TypeScript + VueJS. > > > > > </quote> > > > > > > > > > > After 10 years, will we still be able to see TypeScript + VueJS? 😂 > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Lofi > > > > > > RobW schrieb am Dienstag, 19. Januar 2021 um 15:29:42 UTC+1: > > > > > > > Our web front end is on 15 years with GWT as of this year, and > > > > > > > we're expecting 5 more with luck. So we'll hit the 20 year mark > > > > > > > if all goes well > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, 19 January 2021 at 10:46:44 UTC [email protected] > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I wonder if that will actually last for the next 10 years. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 10:04:19 AM UTC+2 > > > > > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, almost 10 years for me too and production > > > > > > > > > > > application running for 3 years. > > > > > > > > > > > GWT 2.6.1 + Eclipse 4.8. Tomcat8 + MySQL5.7 + Java8 + > > > > > > > > > > > JasperReport > > > > > > > > > > > my next 10 years plan is move to TypeScript + VueJS. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 4 January 2021 at 23:37:53 UTC+7 Alexander > > > > > > > > > > > > Bertram wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nice to hear from everyone! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's to the next ten years :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best wishes for 2021, > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alex > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 10:22:08 AM UTC+1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Segun Razaq Sobulo wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been using GWT for 7+ years (with appengine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > java backends) and actively looking for a job. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll push my resume. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 15:24:19 UTC+1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We are in times where working remotly id > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > actually a good option. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 4:19:13 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > UTC+2 David Nouls wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Alex, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Same story here. I have been working with > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > GWT since it first came out. For our > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > current project we again opted for GWT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > because we share a lot of code between > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > client and server and productivity is > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > high. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I’m not available at the moment (maybe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > end of next year)… but living in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Belgium/Leuven I don’t think that is > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > doable. Relocation is not an option. Good > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > luck finding people, there are not a lot > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on the market. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Groeten, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 20 Dec 2020, 16:16 +0100, 'Alexander > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bertram' via GWT Users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]>, wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope this email isn't too off-topic, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > but I wanted to share an opening for a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > job on our team with a large GWT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > component. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://jobs.bedatadriven.com/software-engineer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The first version of our product, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ActivityInfo, a data collection and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > analysis platform for humanitarian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > relief, was built with GWT, GXT and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Google Gears in 2009 and seriously > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > would not have been possible without > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > GWT. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In 2018, nearly 10 years later, we > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > looked at the amazing js ecosystem and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > considered moving to Typescript or Elm. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Instead, we decided to keep the bits > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that we loved about GWT: the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > typesafety, code-reuse with the server, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i18n, code splitting, linkers, and the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > amazing compiler, and add SCSS for > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > styles and our own port of Preact + > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rxJava-like reactivity for dom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > manipulation using Elemental2. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Three years after the start of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ActivityInfo 4.0 we couldn't be happier > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with the choice, and are more > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > productive than ever. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you're an experienced GWT developer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that would enjoy the challenge of a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > working on a modern GWT codebase, I > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hope you'll consider joining our team! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alex > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 view this discussion on the web > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > visit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/46240bd9-f716-4448-a481-acfc87229f8fn%40googlegroups.com. > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/2c7b6eec-67cd-4361-8777-18490db3dba7n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GWT Users" group. 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