After some more research it looks like the java plugin isn't as popular as I thought, only 50%-80% penetration, whereas javascript is supported in all browsers, and flash has 80%-99% penetration.
Thus, applets are not cool ... oh well. On Mar 29, 3:17 pm, Dobes <[email protected]> wrote: > Recently while cursing the slowness of GWT compilation, the slowness > in the browser, and the lack of Java 6 features, it occurred to me > that if GWT had simply been built on top of the Java Applet technology > it could really overcome these limitations. > > Does anyone know why GWT wouldn't be much better if it were java > bytecode running in an applet? All the major browsers support > applets, the Java VM runs the code nice and fast, and applets have > decent access to the DOM and the ability to run javascript. > Everything that is needed to implement GWT is available to an applet, > as far as I can tell. > > Thoughts? > > If I had time I'd experiment and try making a knock-off of GWT using a > hidden applet so I could just write every in Java, run and debug it in > the Java VM ... could even use Java's built-in RPC mechanism if I > wanted to. Interesting concept, although it's likely I'm missing > something important about why the GWT team didn't go this route in the > first place. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
