Absolutely. I am at a loss as to why people use Java for Internet facing sites and apps. Of all the things Java 'should' be used for (embedded apps and desktop

Absolutely. I am at a loss as to why people use Java for Internet facing sites and apps. Of all the things Java 'should' be used for (embedded apps and desktop applications) it gets most used for the one thing it wasn't designed for - the web. So...was GWT developed for Java web developers that didn't want to learn Javascript? Javascript is just one of the things you have to know how to use to build a modern web site or web application.