After further code review, it turns out the sample showcase app is pretty clear about what it's doing; it just takes a while to figure out what the generator class is doing. Nice app; thank you for posting this excellent sample showcase app introduction to gwt; you're got some fine engineers there (wish I were one of them).
On Sep 1, 12:00 pm, Eric Atkinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Itwouldbeniceif you created a middle-complexity sample app, and > related section in the developer's guide, that's a cross between the > too-simple mail-sample and the too-complex showcase-sample. Why? > Because the main thing I suspect that developers want to know -- > somewhat quickly -- is how to create a "navigable" user interface that > actually does something but isn't overly complex. For example, the > mail app shows a menu tree that doesn't actually do anything while the > showcase app has a menu tree that does plenty but is so complex in its > implementation (generators, constants, etc) that itwouldtake a month > of code review just to figure out exactly how the showcase sample > works before a "new" gwt developer could use it as the basis for doing > something themselves. I imagine you wish to instill good coding > practices in your external developers which I why I suspect the > showcase sample is so complex, but going from the too-simple mail > sample to the too-complex showcase sample it too much of a jump > conceptually speaking, especially without a complete explanation in > the developer guide similar to the "getting started" tutorial (which > is also too simple and non-navigable). Don't get me wrong, your > developer's guide, and related sample apps, are excellent and far > above what any typical open source project provides in terms of > documentation and samples, but a better explanation of the showcase > sample, in particular, is needed I think (even though the code > comments are also very good). Consequently, I've come to conclusion > that this additional documentation of the showcase sample, as a > "getting started" guide, is something I could do for you (the google > gwt team) in return for your very fine work to-date; however, if you > happen to have such a "getting started" guide for the showcase sample > app somewhat in the works already, then Iwouldappreciate your giving > me access to it, such as sharing it me in my google docs interface at > username: atki4564 (or just mailing me what you got so far). Many > thanks for your time and consideration. > > Eric Atkinson > Chief Marketing Officer > StrategicInternationalSystems.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
