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Create RIA Applications in Java with GWT
0Haven’t you always wanted to create Rich Internet Applications (RIA) in Javascript/AJAX but renounced to do so because you don’t know anything about these technologies ? Or you do know AJAX, but managing a code that will work for every web browser out there just drive you nuts. Besides, you find writing a non-trivial Javascript application very painful, given that you can’t debug your program, watch variables, find some errors without running the code, and the list continues. You know very well Java , and has been seduced by it since your write your first “Hello World” program ?
Well, Google Web Toolkit might seriously interest you!
What is GWT?
Google Web Toolkit, or GWT for intimate, is a development toolkit powered by Google, for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications. Technically, it is a Java framework, that can More >
Manage your Java projects with Maven
1There is nothing more irritating than working on a Java project that implies one or more libraries. You need to find and add to your class path, every single *.jar file required by each of them. Sometimes, different libraries rely on the same subsets, but use different versions. So to avoid conflicts, you need to find the right versions that work for all of them.
A typical example, is a web application involving Struts, Hibernate, and Spring. It can be a real nightmare to find out the correct set of *.jar files that will make those three frameworks happy. I’m not saying it’s impossible, for sure there are some talented developers out there who can achieve it quite easily. But for a beginner, i think this isn’t always an easy task.
Fortunately, there is a simple solution to More >
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