Adam, did you even try GWT? Because if you had developed a 3-4 screen application with server connectivity you would have already answered your question. I will not do gwt-jquery comparison here, but just few cents about gwt itself.
That "who is using" list is incomplete. I can bet you that gwt's who is using list(if honestly made) will be bigger than any other ajax tech adaption. Jquery's adaption list is created by jquery itself. gwt's list you posted is not created by google or the gwt team. FYI, we have done more than 3(big) projects successfully overt the past 2 years and we do not care to be part of any such lists. GWT is more than a UI library, it is a paradigm shift in developing web applications. People who have spend there life in struts and other similar web based framework will typically take a while to understand this paradigm change. If you liked and respected swing and javascript for what ever they are, you will probably like and understand gwt much faster than some one who doesn't. Very fast, here are some basic advantages that make gwt a toolkit of choice: - Google's beta releases are production quality! - You get answers to your question within 24 hours from a great user community. Like you just did for this thread! - Apache, A great license, without any fine prints. - Dozens of supporting projects, which make GWT even better. - Check smart gwt or ext gwt for really rich widgets. - Couple gwt with spring and hibernate and with little plumbing you are dealing with only java objects from client browser to the data layer. - A very small technology and tool stack required for the entire project. - Generated js is super-super fast and tiny(relatively)! You end up writing fast and small apps. compare it with flex and or any other toolkit of your choice. (btw, comparing it with lo level libs like prototype.js is wrong) - Every thing is so modular and object oriented. you can write long lasting apps and manage huge application easily. - Creating reusable widgets is a snap. And that is what you do with gwt most of the time. - Some really great features that are unique to gwt: locale mgmt, history token management, image bundle, exception handling and rpc mechanism - I am yet to see a more elegant and easier way to communicate data back and forth the server then gwt's rpc. You send a generic arraylist to your client code. You cannot beat this! - Strongly typed java is always better compared to js. You end up making less mistakes as 80% errors are resolved by eclipse as you type your code. - Never seen a better way of debugging my code. - Listeners architecture(if you understand and implement correctly) is a great tool to decouple your app widgets/classes and make them more reusable. Great way of event handling! - Can keep going ... all in all gwt rocks!! Fine prints: There is a learning curve if you really want to build long lasting production ready code(depends on your java experience and understanding of swing, layouts, event handling etc). Else use one of the ready to go widget libraries, try smart gwt. Rakesh Wagh On Nov 22, 8:58 pm, adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I see herehttp://docs.jquery.com/Sites_Using_jQuerythat lots of big > projects, most of which are probably led by some smart, deep-thinking, > open-minded individuals, are using jQuery and hand-written javascript. > I notice that this list of projects using > GWThttp://www.ociweb.com/mark/programming/GWT.html#WhoIsUsingItdoesn't > look as impressive. > > Why are leaders on big projects deciding to use tools other than GWT? > Do they have any good reasons to not use GWT? Should they use GWT? If > so, why? > > If this has already been covered in another post, please point me to > it; no need to reinvent the --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to Google-Web-Toolkit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
