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Very interesting approach. I've read that people have the feeling that the web UI of Inbox is slow in comparison to the Android and iOS app. Maybe GWT is not th
by therealmarv 12y ago
Very interesting approach. I've read that people have the feeling that the web UI of Inbox is slow in comparison to the Android and iOS app. Maybe GWT is not that good?! Does somebody else have this experiences or can say that is not true? Thanks
- trekkin 12y agoGWT generates very performant code, even in high-CPU scenarios like hashing/encryption (and please don't spam the Matasano article about dangers of encryption in JS - it is not relevant here).
- scopendo 12y agoI don't know about GWT, but certainly Inbox in Chrome desktop feels much more sluggish than the app on my Android phone.
- sangnoir 12y ago> Google wants developers to write the logic once in Java, transpile it to other platforms, and then make the UI natively using the SDK for each platform. That way the apps look and feel native to the platform they're on, and the UI should run a lot more smoothly. The article seems to suggest that GWT is being (should be?) used for logic only. If the Web UI is sluggish, it probably isn't GWT's fault (disclaimer: I'm not a Googler & I have never looked at the Inbox code)
- MarkMc 12y agoIt's not just GWT - I get the feeling that web apps in general are noticeably slower than native apps when they attempt the same level of animation and full-page transitions.