Who owns GWT?
Google Web Toolkit
| Original author(s) | |
|---|---|
| Available in | Java |
| Type | Ajax framework |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | www.gwtproject.org |
What is GWT used for?
Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is an open source Java software development framework that makes writing AJAX applications easy. With GWT, you can develop and debug AJAX applications in the Java language using the Java development tools of your choice.
Does anybody use GWT?
Conclusion. There are currently 43.360 websites using Google Web Toolkit (GWT)[1].
Is GWT still maintained?
Officially, support is dropped for running the GWT compiler or server-side tooling on Java 7. The GWT distribution is still compiled to run on Java 7 for this release, but no guarantees are made about whether or not this will work. Future versions will compile bytecode for Java 8+.
What is GWT version?
Version 2.8.0
| Platform | Package | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux | gwt-2.8.0.zip | 89.8 MB |
What are the disadvantages of GWT?
Disadvantages
- Need lot of memory to run it in dev mode.
- High compile time.
- Every server call will be ajax.
- You will loose control on your javascript.