What is GWT(Google Web Toolkit)
Introduction
This blog post will be explaining what GWT is and why you should consider using it or learning what it is and how it works. I will be explaining the basic concepts of it and examples of when to use it to make coding easier for the developer.
In my view..
It is a google developed web tool that allows you to write java code and have it be converted to java script. This feature can be incredibly useful if you are someone who has learned java but needs to do some java script for a webpage, instead of having to go through JavaScript and learn it as well you can just code like you normally would. This has benefits for not only programmers but also for the companies that are employing them.
As mentioned before this is very useful for most businesses as it will save them both time and money they would have had to otherwise put into training the staff on how to use the tool. GWT is also free to use for anyone so if you just want to try it all you have to do is go to their website and you can install either the stand alone version or the plugin for eclipse.
GWT uses a basic MVC pattern which makes use of servlets, JSP, the service layer and the repository layers. So if you are familiar with developing with java web apps this will be very natural to you. As for how your code is converted it is done entirely through google’s servers and all you need is a connection to them that is provided when you install the plugin and get the demo off of their website.
Conclusion
Leaning GWT in my view would be beneficial to developers because it helps them save time in learning and mastering things like browser quirks, XMLHttpRequest, and JavaScript. Learning other programming languages is not that hard but if you can have a tool to help you makes it easier and convenient why not use it? In my opinion using frameworks like GWT is helpful and should be considered before learning a new language. The drawback of frameworks is that they do not always work together, so you need to make sure that the frameworks you are using can be used together.
