And here's one opinion: http://www.nabble.com/-Wicket-user--ajax-libraries---wicket-tf3191437.html#a8870490
Eelco On 4/4/07, Eelco Hillenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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
