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Re: UI framework in gwt

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On 3/21/2013 5:23 PM, Gerbrand van Dieijen wrote:
> Big advantage of GWT is that the client-side code runs at the client,
> just as in Swing. In many other ('older') webframeworks, including
> ajax-ones, client-side code was rendered at the server and then send
> to the client (the browser). I've worked with GWT, it works
> reasonable nice. You don't have to code any Javascript.

The code is very nice.

But troubleshooting can sometimes be tough.

> Last but not least: why not stick to Java? If all goes well, there
> will be a JavaFX release for Android which would making your
> application tabled/mobile capable easily. And there are some reports
> there might be even a way to run Java application on Ios (IPhone,
> IPad) even. In my opinion, the UX of stand-alone client-side
> frameworks is still beer then the ones that run in a browser.

Web vs fat client is often a high level strategic decision
where specific UX aspects are only a very small part of
the picture.

Arne

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UI framework in gwt 1connu <1connu999@gmail.com> - 2013-03-21 12:18 +0100
  Re: UI framework in gwt Gerbrand van Dieijen <gerbrand@vandieijen.nl> - 2013-03-21 14:23 -0700
    Re: UI framework in gwt Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-03-21 17:34 -0400
    Re: UI framework in gwt 1connu <1connu999@gmail.com> - 2013-03-22 17:03 +0100

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