I'm not talking about facebook/youtube type sites, I'm talking about a real web application where users access information, enter information, search and analyze information, and visualize information. I'm not creating web sites for popularity contests, but using the web as a platform for real software applications that provide an actual (business) service. For that it's much better to use more client side (e.g. javascript) code to make it seem like a real desktop app. If you just want to create some flicker slideshow derivative, then yes you can use php or whatever other server side "application" code.
On Jan 31, 8:25 pm, Michael Bayer <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 31, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Tycon wrote: > > > > > I'm planning on using GWT only for client side code and doing all > > server calls > > using JSON, and not using GWT's RPC mechanism. So I guess that would > > avoid the problem you are talking about ? > > or you could just use jquery...ive no idea how you'd use only the > "client side" portion of GWT. from what I could tell it seemed like > the entire server-to-client is spit out from a single monolithic > compilation and there was certainly no easy way to just use "the > client". > > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but neither Perl/CGI not Pylons/Rails etc > > CANNOT > > be used to create a gmail-like application, unless you resort to hand > > writing > > the entire UI (which runs wholly on the client) in javascript (good > > luck with > > that !). > > i think there are alternatives which would result in easier to read > code. jquery can go a very long way. > > > were written using GWT-like technology, and IMO google apps are the > > best example > > of smart efficient next generation web apps. > > theyre tremendously complex and reliant upon special build tools. > facebook AFAIK is just php and is a more compelling client side > experience than anything I've seen google do. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" 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/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
