> So, I have some questions that I hope people can answer, or at least point me > in > the right direction to look for the answers ;-) I am currently working with > Wicket 1.2.5…
Wicket 1.3 is much improved, so if you don't mind working on a development branch that'll be better. > I have found comparisons between Wicket and Tapestry (and JSF), but none > between Wicket and GWT. Are there any out there? > When using GWT, you appear to get AJAX for free. We are trying to produce > Wicket code to a) add dynamic components to a web page at runtime and b) > have those components (like a link) modify an existing component when > selected, all on the client-side with no calls back to the server. Is there > any code available that demonstrates this capability? With Wicket, the majority of the state is kept on the server. It's easy enough to wrap a couple of JavaScript widgets and achieve the same. But if you are after a model where there are zero round trips to change parts of the page, GWT might be a better choice. Though imo there wouldn't be a lot of chances of actually achieving that, as typically components are backed by some data source, right (at least if you're developing data driven apps). So even if you would be able to add those components dynamically themselves, you probably still have to do one or more roundtrips to get the data. Wicket is potentially more efficient (and without limitations!) in getting that data as it can handle a couple of components or a page at the same time, whereas in GWT's model you'll probably have to get fresh data in separate service calls. Of course, both can be optimized, so it's not a real argument for either probably. With Wicket, Ajax is optional, whereas with GWT it's Ajax all the way. It depends on what you need/ prefer. Personally, I would pick the framework with the programming model you like best. And the best way to find that out is to do something (preferably non-trivial) with both. Eelco ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Wicket-user mailing list Wicket-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-user
