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I agree with the gist or your post, but as others have pointed out, GWT is essentially depricated and really not the right direction to go. I think the angle t

I agree with the gist or your post, but as others have pointed out, GWT is essentially depricated and really not the right direction to go. I think the angle that TypeScript is taking may prove to be more fruitful.

jebblue 14y ago
>> GWT is essentially depricated and really not the right direction to go. Where does it say that on the GWT site? https://developers.google.com/web-toolkit/ https://developers.google.com/web-toolkit/
- pjmlp 14y ago
  At this years Google IO they hinted that GWT is going to be ported to Dart. How that will change GWT's future is anyone's guess.
  - johnyzee 14y ago
    http://www.dartlang.org/support/faq.html#future-for-GWT http://www.dartlang.org/support/faq.html#future-for-GWT "Dart and GWT both share the goal of enabling structured web programming. In fact, many of the same engineers who brought you GWT are working on Dart. We view Dart as an ambitious evolution of GWT's mission to make web apps better for end users, and we're optimistic about its potential. As Dart evolves and becomes ready for prime time, we anticipate working closely with the GWT developer community to explore Dart." "Meanwhile, rest assured that GWT will continue to be a productive and reliable way to build the most ambitious web apps—and even games like Angry Birds. Key projects within Google rely on GWT every day, and we plan to continue improving (and open-sourcing) GWT based on their real-world needs." I personally don't care what it's called, or even the language, as long as it builds on the strong foundation that has been laid with GWT.
    - jebblue 14y ago
      Ok thanks, so Google wants us to use their browser, their OS (Chromebook) their systems language Go, their web language Dart, I'm not sure where this is headed. An old expression about putting all ones eggs in one basket comes to mind.
kyrra 14y ago
Google is no longer leading GWT. it is run by a committee of companies that have deep vested interest in the toolkit. Google is still on this committee, but they no longer have the same number of resources working on it.

jebblue 14y ago

>> GWT is essentially depricated and really not the right direction to go. Where does it say that on the GWT site? https://developers.google.com/web-toolkit/ https://developers.google.com/web-toolkit/

pjmlp 14y ago
At this years Google IO they hinted that GWT is going to be ported to Dart. How that will change GWT's future is anyone's guess.
- johnyzee 14y ago
  http://www.dartlang.org/support/faq.html#future-for-GWT http://www.dartlang.org/support/faq.html#future-for-GWT "Dart and GWT both share the goal of enabling structured web programming. In fact, many of the same engineers who brought you GWT are working on Dart. We view Dart as an ambitious evolution of GWT's mission to make web apps better for end users, and we're optimistic about its potential. As Dart evolves and becomes ready for prime time, we anticipate working closely with the GWT developer community to explore Dart." "Meanwhile, rest assured that GWT will continue to be a productive and reliable way to build the most ambitious web apps—and even games like Angry Birds. Key projects within Google rely on GWT every day, and we plan to continue improving (and open-sourcing) GWT based on their real-world needs." I personally don't care what it's called, or even the language, as long as it builds on the strong foundation that has been laid with GWT.
  - jebblue 14y ago
    Ok thanks, so Google wants us to use their browser, their OS (Chromebook) their systems language Go, their web language Dart, I'm not sure where this is headed. An old expression about putting all ones eggs in one basket comes to mind.

kyrra 14y ago

Google is no longer leading GWT. it is run by a committee of companies that have deep vested interest in the toolkit. Google is still on this committee, but they no longer have the same number of resources working on it.