If your site is big enough to require a dedicated server I recommend Glassfish, but some projects just aren't big enough and shared Java hosting is very difficult to come by. Last time I looked for shared Java hosting some were starting to use Resin due to it's capability of handling both PHP and Java. GWT is very flexible. If I were to try and develop a small scale site on shared hosting I would probably use JSON as the communication protocol and a PHP back end using overlay objects on the client side for marshaling/unmarshaling. If you plan on using a dedicated server I would recommend a Glassfish(Java) back end with either JSON(Jersey) or GWT-RPC as the communication protocol.
On Nov 9, 6:54 am, "mike.cann" <mike.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Thanks for all the tips, im certainty going to take them on board when > I make my choice. > > Im pretty sure im going to go with GWT now. The next step is to choose > my server architecture. > > I really would like to have gone with GAE however I have done some > research and read it cant handle files > 1mb in size. As I need to do > some image manipulation involving merging several 1mb PNGs into larger > ones I think im going to be stuck if I use GAE. > > So my next question is does GWT play nice with other technologies and > if so which do people recommend? > > I hope I haven't outstayed my welcome on this list! > > Cheers, > Mike > > On Nov 9, 8:10 am, farmazone <farmaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Mike, > > > I am also flash/flex guy. Websites built with GWT can have workflow > > almost the same as those built with flash (especially if you are using > > Flash Builder od FDT). This is a great advantage for AS3 programmers. > > But like flash it is not crawlable by google so you have to implement > > it by yourself. If you are using Tomcat - HtmlUnit is good choice. If > > not I recommend this approach:http://www.asual.com/jquery/address/. > > You should be familiar with SWFAddress so it do you no harm :) > > > good luck > > > On Nov 8, 5:49 pm, "mike.cann" <mike.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > First post on this list. I have searched for this question before > > > posting. The only answer I could come up with was from a post in 2008 > > > (http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit/browse_thread/ > > > thread/c852ff3491f4d128/4b1d9c08a91e25ab?lnk=gst&q=suitable+for+entire > > > +site#4b1d9c08a91e25ab) so I thought I would ask it again in case > > > anything has changed. > > > > As a Flash / Flex developer new to web-dev im loving the extra > > > structure and type safety offered by GWT so im really keen to use it > > > exclusively for a new project. > > > > So my questions are: > > > > Is GWT suitable for writing an entire website? Specifically im looking > > > to write a site that may sit within a Facebook iframe. > > > > Has the "GWT isnt web-crawlable" issue been solved now? > > > > Is the script for every page on your site downloaded at the start or > > > is it downloaded as you click a link (as in a traditional site)? > > > > Are there any other barriers to making an entire site in GWT? > > > > Cheers, > > > Mike -- 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-tool...@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.
