Hi Mike, We built our entire website using GWT (www.xplana.com) and it's been really great. Thanks to GWT, you can develop complex ajax application easily and quickly because everything is done in Java and UiBinder is really helpful to design your screens.
Following the MVP pattern is definetely the best way to implement a GWT application (in our case, we used mvp4g, http://code.googlecode.com/p/mvp4g) and thanks to the code splitting feature, your application loads faster. Pierre On Nov 12, 7:20 am, "mike.cann" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for your excellent tips, ill be sure to digest them > all before I make my decision :) > > Cheers, > Mike > > On Nov 12, 1:51 am, lineman78 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If your site is big enough to require a dedicated server I recommend > > Glassfish, but some projects just aren't big enough and shared Java > > hosting is very difficult to come by. Last time I looked for shared > > Java hosting some were starting to use Resin due to it's capability of > > handling both PHP and Java. GWT is very flexible. If I were to try > > and develop a small scale site on shared hosting I would probably use > > JSON as the communication protocol and a PHP back end using overlay > > objects on the client side for marshaling/unmarshaling. If you plan > > on using a dedicated server I would recommend a Glassfish(Java) back > > end with either JSON(Jersey) or GWT-RPC as the communication protocol. > > > On Nov 9, 6:54 am, "mike.cann" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > Thanks for all the tips, im certainty going to take them on board when > > > I make my choice. > > > > Im pretty sure im going to go with GWT now. The next step is to choose > > > my server architecture. > > > > I really would like to have gone with GAE however I have done some > > > research and read it cant handle files > 1mb in size. As I need to do > > > some image manipulation involving merging several 1mb PNGs into larger > > > ones I think im going to be stuck if I use GAE. > > > > So my next question is does GWT play nice with other technologies and > > > if so which do people recommend? > > > > I hope I haven't outstayed my welcome on this list! > > > > Cheers, > > > Mike > > > > On Nov 9, 8:10 am, farmazone <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Mike, > > > > > I am also flash/flex guy. Websites built with GWT can have workflow > > > > almost the same as those built with flash (especially if you are using > > > > Flash Builder od FDT). This is a great advantage for AS3 programmers. > > > > But like flash it is not crawlable by google so you have to implement > > > > it by yourself. If you are using Tomcat - HtmlUnit is good choice. If > > > > not I recommend this approach:http://www.asual.com/jquery/address/. > > > > You should be familiar with SWFAddress so it do you no harm :) > > > > > good luck > > > > > On Nov 8, 5:49 pm, "mike.cann" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > > > First post on this list. I have searched for this question before > > > > > posting. The only answer I could come up with was from a post in 2008 > > > > > (http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit/browse_thread/ > > > > > thread/c852ff3491f4d128/4b1d9c08a91e25ab?lnk=gst&q=suitable+for+entire > > > > > +site#4b1d9c08a91e25ab) so I thought I would ask it again in case > > > > > anything has changed. > > > > > > As a Flash / Flex developer new to web-dev im loving the extra > > > > > structure and type safety offered by GWT so im really keen to use it > > > > > exclusively for a new project. > > > > > > So my questions are: > > > > > > Is GWT suitable for writing an entire website? Specifically im looking > > > > > to write a site that may sit within a Facebook iframe. > > > > > > Has the "GWT isnt web-crawlable" issue been solved now? > > > > > > Is the script for every page on your site downloaded at the start or > > > > > is it downloaded as you click a link (as in a traditional site)? > > > > > > Are there any other barriers to making an entire site in GWT? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Mike- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
