Re: GWT advantages

2011-10-27 Thread shakilsiraj
One more thing to worry about is cross browser compatibility with JSF. At my work we have two large projects, one in GWT and the other in JSF. With the JSF project we are forcing ie9+ to use 1e8 compatibility mode as it is very complex to upgrade the JSF code we have to the new JSF frameworks.

Re: GWT advantages

2011-10-26 Thread Robert Zaleski
It's funny to me that you feel this way, because every large project I've worked on using a dynamically typed language has turned into a rats nest and has caused me undue headaches with me having to maintain the runtime context in my head instead of having that determined for me. I'm talking

Re: GWT advantages

2011-10-24 Thread Thomas Broyer
This is not surprising. But GWT is all about reusing code with your server and/or other Java clients (e.g. Android), and benefiting from the Java tooling. Java also brings static typing, which some people prefer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

GWT advantages

2011-10-23 Thread Navindian
Hi We have decided to go with GWT and dropping the option of JSF for google maps application. I need to prepare a slide to support the same. Please suggest the parameters where GWT passes and JSF fails. It should be very generic such that Quality people appreciate it. thanks navajyothi -- You

Re: GWT advantages

2011-10-23 Thread Thomas Broyer
JSF is a failure per se, so it shouldn't be hard to find arguments there (you don't have to search long on the web to find many). Not only is it a failure, it's a mistake and an anti-pattern. Besides that (statefulness, anti-Web-style, etc. of JSF), the main difference will be that GWT (any

Re: GWT advantages

2011-10-23 Thread Dennis Haupt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 what about telling them why you chose to use the GWT? :) as someone who just worked on a google maps integration (for 2 month) using the GWT, i would say that the GWT gives the programmer a lot more power in general, development speed and

Re: GWT advantages

2011-10-23 Thread Roger Studner
As someone who uses GWT, but also knows HTML/CSS/jQuery… I will at least honestly (flames expected) say that developing with GWT, while great for 'java devs' is far slower and more painful than just doing traditional html/css/js development (if you know what you are doing that is) Roger On