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Google Web Toolkit Applications
“Ryan clearly understands the GWT value proposition and how GWT integrates into a diverse web technology stack–and not just in a theoretical way. With the popularity of gpokr.com and kdice.com, Ryan can speak with the authority of concrete success.” – Bruce Johnson, creator of Google Web Toolkit
“This book distinguishes itself from other books on GWT in that it walks through the entire process of building several nontrivial GWT applications, not the toy applications that most books present.” – R. Mark Volkmann, Object Computing, Inc.
“ Google™ Web Toolkit Applications is an excellent resource for any GWT developer. Solutions to challenges commonly encountered in GWT are presented through the design and development of actual applications. The applications developed throughout the text demonstrate best practices from simple UI design all the way to custom code generation, and are presented with little pretext about the amount of Java knowledge a given developer may have. Advanced concepts are not withheld but are presented in a way that will be understood by both novice and seasoned developers alike. Good application development practices and proper Model View Controller design is reinforced throughout the book, nearly guaranteeing that the reader will come away a better programmer. “ – Jason Essington, Senior Web/Java Engineer, Green River Computing
“Dewsbury’s Google™ Web Toolkit Applications is a book for both experts and beginner programmers who want to discover this open source Java software development framework, as well as write Ajax applications. A very detailed book!” – Massimo Nardone, Advisory IT Security Architect Accelerate and Simplify Ajax Development with Google Web Toolkit
Get the edge you need to deliver exceptional user experiences with Google™ Web Toolkit Applications, a guidebook that provides web developers with core information and instructions for creating rich web applications. Whether you’re a developer who needs to build a high-performance front end for Java, PHP, or Ruby applications, or to integrate with external web services, this resource from expert Google Web Toolkit (GWT) developer Ryan Dewsbury delivers the in-depth coverage you’ll need.
In this valuable book, insider Ryan Dewsbury provides instructions for using the robust tool set and gets you on your way to creating first-class web applications by providing a comprehensive overview of GWT technology. In addition, he shares his “in-the-trenches” insights on
“This book distinguishes itself from other books on GWT in that it walks through the entire process of building several nontrivial GWT applications, not the toy applications that most books present.” – R. Mark Volkmann, Object Computing, Inc.
“ Google™ Web Toolkit Applications is an excellent resource for any GWT developer. Solutions to challenges commonly encountered in GWT are presented through the design and development of actual applications. The applications developed throughout the text demonstrate best practices from simple UI design all the way to custom code generation, and are presented with little pretext about the amount of Java knowledge a given developer may have. Advanced concepts are not withheld but are presented in a way that will be understood by both novice and seasoned developers alike. Good application development practices and proper Model View Controller design is reinforced throughout the book, nearly guaranteeing that the reader will come away a better programmer. “ – Jason Essington, Senior Web/Java Engineer, Green River Computing
“Dewsbury’s Google™ Web Toolkit Applications is a book for both experts and beginner programmers who want to discover this open source Java software development framework, as well as write Ajax applications. A very detailed book!” – Massimo Nardone, Advisory IT Security Architect Accelerate and Simplify Ajax Development with Google Web Toolkit
Get the edge you need to deliver exceptional user experiences with Google™ Web Toolkit Applications, a guidebook that provides web developers with core information and instructions for creating rich web applications. Whether you’re a developer who needs to build a high-performance front end for Java, PHP, or Ruby applications, or to integrate with external web services, this resource from expert Google Web Toolkit (GWT) developer Ryan Dewsbury delivers the in-depth coverage you’ll need.
In this valuable book, insider Ryan Dewsbury provides instructions for using the robust tool set and gets you on your way to creating first-class web applications by providing a comprehensive overview of GWT technology. In addition, he shares his “in-the-trenches” insights on
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First published November 26, 2007
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January 24, 2013
Finished Google Web Toolkit Applications by Ryan Dewsbury. We read this book as part of a reading group at work. In this book Dewsbury goes over the basics of using the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and discusses a number of sample applications that show how GWT can be used in projects that are slightly larger than your standard example project.
Like most books on a specific technology, this book is not destined to be a classic. When this book was written the current version of GWT was 1.4. Since then there have been some major changes to GWT. That said, Google Web Toolkit Applications does a fine job of introducing developers to the basics of GWT, and if a newer version existed, I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn GWT. Given only the current version, I still recommend the book to anyone willing to read through the release notes of all the versions since 1.4. I would also caution that this book introduces you to writing basic GWT applications. It does not necessarily introduce you to the art of writing high performance GWT applications.
My full summary goes into detail about the contents of the book.
This book provides a good introduction to GWT, but, despite the author's claims to greater generality, it really is an introduction to GWT and web development for Java desktop developers rather than an introduction to GWT for developers already familiar with web development and who, therefore, really want an in depth explanation of GWT with respect to the many well known pitfalls of web apps.
Like most books on a specific technology, this book is not destined to be a classic. When this book was written the current version of GWT was 1.4. Since then there have been some major changes to GWT. That said, Google Web Toolkit Applications does a fine job of introducing developers to the basics of GWT, and if a newer version existed, I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn GWT. Given only the current version, I still recommend the book to anyone willing to read through the release notes of all the versions since 1.4. I would also caution that this book introduces you to writing basic GWT applications. It does not necessarily introduce you to the art of writing high performance GWT applications.
My full summary goes into detail about the contents of the book.
This book provides a good introduction to GWT, but, despite the author's claims to greater generality, it really is an introduction to GWT and web development for Java desktop developers rather than an introduction to GWT for developers already familiar with web development and who, therefore, really want an in depth explanation of GWT with respect to the many well known pitfalls of web apps.
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