I used to love GWT. One reason was that it allowed me to create fancy web applications without resorting to writing JavaScript code. I thought that JavaScript was something to be avoided.
In the last year I've done a fair amount of JavaScript development using jQuery. I no longer feel that JavaScript is something to be avoided. One thing that really changed my mind was reading the book "JavaScript: The Good Parts". Another is using JSLint to check my JavaScript, HTML and CSS files in an automated fashion before I deploy changes to my web application. Now that I've gone down this road, I no longer see the need for a "web framework". I just write REST-based services in Java or some other language and have them return JSON. Then I invoke them from JavaScript using jQuery functions. Having said that, if you have a strong preference for Java over JavaScript, perhaps for type checking reasons, then I think GWT is great. On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > We also went with GWT, so far everyone who tried it loves it (as > compared to i.e. JSF). Reusability, scalability and user-experience > unmatched IMHO. Still waiting for a Chrome development plugin for > Linux though. > > On Jul 16, 5:47 pm, Alexey Zinger <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm not completely caught up on the thread, but it seems GWT hasn't been >> mentioned. Call me crazy, but I say it's the framework to rule them(*) >> all(**). >> >> * - Java frameworks >> * - at the time of this writing >> >> Alexey >> 2001 Honda CBR600F4i (CCS) >> 2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200S >> 1992 Kawasaki >> EX500http://azinger.blogspot.comhttp://bsheet.sourceforge.nethttp://wcollage.sourceforge.net >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Steve Hicks <[email protected]> >> To: The Java Posse <[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri, July 16, 2010 3:49:13 AM >> Subject: [The Java Posse] Re: Choosing a Java web framework. >> >> If you want to use Java (rather than Groovy), do something quick, can >> bear the thought of Spring MVC being under the covers then you might >> want to look at Spring roo -http://www.springsource.org/roo(there is >> also a Manning book in MEAP status on this topic). >> >> I have had a play with this and it seems promising. Indeed fancy using >> this on my next project in work >> >> On Jul 16, 8:26 am, Wildam Martin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 19:19, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Wildam Martin <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> OK, might not scale well, the Open Office generated html will be nice >> > >> and blablabla, but who cares - a simple solution was asked. What do >> > >> you think? >> > > Export a Google Doc as a web form and you're done even quicker. >> > > Moandji >> >> > When I create a Google form I can't export it to HTML. How do you do that? >> > -- >> > Martin Wildam >> >> -- >> 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 >> athttp://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. > > -- R. Mark Volkmann Object Computing, Inc. -- 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.
