> The GWT programming model means that the web page is viewed from an object oriented point of view [...] this [...] ends up not being that helpful and often ge

> The GWT programming model means that the web page is viewed from an object oriented point of view [...] this [...] ends up not being that helpful and often gets in the way of the developer more than anything else. Maybe true in terms of UI building, but for modelling large (web) applications, I have found having a mature and full-featured object oriented language at my disposal tremendously helpful. Of course when refactoring the static typing is very useful, too.