Re: Are you happy with GWT?

YES!

if i had to mess (and i mean mess) around with jsp files, webflows,
generated javascript in tags, embedded javascript in jsp files... i
wouldn't keep that job. javascript is nice for almost logic-less things
like the whole jquery stuff, but as soon as you have to run logic in the
browser, javascript (or rather its lack of mandatory documentation aka
static typing - or worse: it expects a special context that is
dynamically generated on in random files that are mentioned nowhere)
will come back and bite you.
of course the GWT isn't the only way to avoid melee fights with
javascript, but it's one of the good ways that works for us in
production since more than 2 years. we never had a bug where some
developer would say: "yeah of course it's the GWT again".

Am 05.10.2012 17:53, schrieb Charlie Youakim:
> I'm deciding on whether to switch my team to GWT. I think the biggest
> thing for me as the tech lead for the company is "Are you happy with
> your choice to use GWT?"
>
> My reasons for thinking to switch:
>
> -Javascript is a fast and free language, sometimes too fast and free for
> a large team. Coding standards can vary from developer to developer,
> and maintaining architectures can be difficult
> -Javascript mistakes are only caught in runtime. The fact that
> GWT(Java) would catch 90+% of our simple mistakes makes me more
> confident that our clients won't.
> -Javascript allows for rapid development, but not so rapid bug fixing.
> -Strict Java coding + a strong architecture at the outset creates a
> great foundation to build from. I've even seen this in my firm's
> Android apps. They are very stable.
>
> But for me, I'd really like to hear from developers active in the
> community. Are you happy? Or do you wish you went a different route?
> My goal is to have my dev team work more on new projects rather than
> fixing old projects. I am hoping that GWT can help with that. thoughts?
>
> -Charlie
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