The Future of GWT

Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a popular framework for building Java-based AJAX applications. GWT was realeased in May 2006 and I've personally used GWT since 2009 with much success. However, there has been some concern over GWT's future. In Oct 2011, Google announced the Dart language and toolset. At first blush, Dart is very similar to GWT. It allows a [...]

By |2013-05-02T09:31:26-04:00May 2, 2013|GWT|Comments Off on The Future of GWT

How To Validate SmartGWT Forms

In this post, we will learn how to validate SmartGWT forms. We will develop the following form. User Form Validation Rules This form has the following validation rules [table id="6" /] The SmartGWT API provides a collection of validators in the package in the package com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.validator. Constructing the Form Let's start  out by building the form. This will [...]

By |2012-07-09T05:26:39-04:00July 9, 2012|GWT, How-To, Java|2 Comments

My Bookshelf: SOA, Spring, Hibernate, GWT, TDD/JUnit, Agile, Scrum, Continuous Integration

Here's a snapshot of my bookshelf. Just a snippet of a much larger library. Nice collection of books on SOA, Spring, Hibernate, GWT, TDD/JUnit, Agile, Scrum, Continuous Integration [nggallery id=1 template=caption]

By |2012-07-01T16:46:41-04:00July 1, 2012|Agile, GWT, Java, Maven, Passion, Scrum, SOA, Software Project Management, Spring, Test Driven Development, XP|Comments Off on My Bookshelf: SOA, Spring, Hibernate, GWT, TDD/JUnit, Agile, Scrum, Continuous Integration

What’s the best AJAX technology?

Are you planning on using AJAX to make your Web site more responsive and easier to use? If so, you probably have been looking at all of the frameworks available and wondered which one is best for you. On previous projects, I have worked with several AJAX frameworks, such as Dojo, Yahoo User Interface (YUI), Google Web Toolkit (GWT), and [...]

By |2012-04-08T11:38:24-04:00April 8, 2012|GWT, Java|Comments Off on What’s the best AJAX technology?

Netbeans: Setting up a Web project with SmartGWT

This document shows you how to set up a Netbeans Web project with SmartGWT. System Requirements GWT 2.2+: http://gwt.google.com SmartGWT 2.4+: http://code.google.com/p/smartgwt/ 1. Create GWT project using "webappcreator" Open an MS-DOS window, type: [code] webappcreator -out c:\dev\testgwt org.demo.TestGwtApp [/code] 2. Create a new NetBeans project, using the following steps Select File > New Project In the Choose Project step, select [...]

By |2011-11-12T20:33:29-05:00November 12, 2011|GWT, How-To, NetBeans|7 Comments

Case Study: Migrating from ASP.NET to Google Web Toolkit

Chris Ramsdale interviewed Matthias Büchner, Software Engineer at digital security company, Gemalto. In the blog post, Matthias shares his team's experience with migrating their application from ASP.NET to Google Web Toolkit. In summary, his team was pleased with GWT and they liked the following features: Developing in a single language: Java. Their previous code base consisted of ASP.NET, JavaScript and [...]

By |2010-06-16T15:29:04-04:00June 16, 2010|GWT|Comments Off on Case Study: Migrating from ASP.NET to Google Web Toolkit

Comparing GWT to other Java/AJAX Frameworks

I've been using GWT for the past three years on various projects. I still consider it the best Java/AJAX framework on the market, especially when coupled with SmartGWT. However, they are other frameworks that offer similar features. I like to keep a watch on these frameworks to see how they are doing. Here's a list of comparable frameworks Echo2 / [...]

By |2010-06-10T06:04:34-04:00June 10, 2010|GWT|Comments Off on Comparing GWT to other Java/AJAX Frameworks

Google Web Toolkit (GWT) Rocks!

For the past three years, I have been using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) to build web applications. I am very impressed with the framework and the functionality it provides. In short, GWT allows you to build a AJAX web application using Java. I'm using GWT for the following reasons... Allows me to leverage my existing Java expertise Development style is [...]

By |2010-05-20T18:12:31-04:00May 20, 2010|GWT|Comments Off on Google Web Toolkit (GWT) Rocks!
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