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The Gmail web interface also (re)invented AJAX. The number of web applications that used XMLHttpRequest increased exponentially after the success of Gmail.
by selcuka 6y ago
The Gmail web interface also (re)invented AJAX. The number of web applications that used XMLHttpRequest increased exponentially after the success of Gmail.
- slt2021 6y agoit was also written in Java which then compiled into client side javascript(!)
- cromwellian 6y agoNot the original version. The current version is a hybrid of code compiled from Java (J2CL, previously GWT) mostly business logic shared with Android, iOS, and the server backends, and a UI that is built with Closure Library. It's monolithically compiled and globally optimized via Closure Compiler.