comments inline. —Mohamed
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Simon Brocklehurst <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Nov 30, 1:43 pm, Mark Volkmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I used to think that until recently. > > Sorry, I don't think I was clear in my meaning. I think JavaScript- > based approaches to developing web apps running in the browser (like > JQuery or GWT) are, in the end, the best available choices for > building web apps (compared to Flash/Flex, Silverlight, Java/JavaFX). > > How well can GWT handle a large data-set displayed in a spreadsheet like format? In this regard, Silverlight is exceptional. The 'DataGrid' is very good performance wise. > When I said it was a poor choice, what I meant was that the > development process is old-fashioned, clunky and error-prone (IMO). > That means it's hard to get really high-quality results when building > a complex application (from a development point of view) compared to > using some other technologies e.g. those based on the .NET or Java > platforms. > > I believe there's plenty of room left for innovation when it comes to > technology platforms for creating browser-based apps. IMO, no-one has > a good solution yet. > If no one has a good solution, what would you say is the best? > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
