Like I said, it's just my impression. I was doing both desktop and web development before I came to GWT. I've been on this list over 3 years, I don't know how long you have, so I've seen a lot of newbies (as well as having been one, of course) - web developers learning Java (there are plenty of resources for that out there) just have to learn a new language with a very similar syntax to what they are used to. The chances of them never having come across a C-style language is extremely slim. Java desktop app developers know the language but sometimes have trouble working out how the web works which is why this list keeps getting questions from desktoppers wondering why, when the fire off an Ajax request, the data is missing when they try to use it in the next line, and then, when they have it explained to them, ask 'how do I block the thread until it comes back, then?'
Web developers ask for a good Java resource, or ask how something they do in JavaScript can be done in GWT. They tend to know a lot of what the web can do (for obvious reasons) whereas pure desktoppers don't (for equally obvious reasons). Events are not new to web applications. Click events have always been a fairly essential part of moving about the web. As a desktop developer, you would probably approach it as if you were writing a desktop app. As a website developer, you would probably approach it like a web site. A web application is something else again that neither of those types of programmer probably have much knowledge of. I have no idea what you mean my MPC. Sorry. Ian http://examples.roughian.com 2009/10/22 charlie <charlie.f...@gmail.com> > > @Ian: I'm a Java web developer and it took some adjusting at first. > It's NOT like any other web framework, I think you have to approach it > as writing a desktop application, not a web app. This idea of Events, > MPC, layouts etc are all desktop app idioms. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
