I'm not sure whether I follow you... what is the difference using Java / GWT + REST and TypeScript + REST... The server part is the same. The web browser part is also the same. The difference is only the language and ecosystem you use on the web browser...
Thanks, Lofi [email protected] schrieb am Montag, 28. September 2020 um 18:02:03 UTC+2: > Hi Lofi, > > I once used GWT + Electron + Materialize running with Jetty. That worked, > but after getting rid of GWT the code was much cleaner. > > Class com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer is more than enough for running a > Java server with REST interface on the desktop. > > Another advantage of moving away from GWT is that I don't need to work > with JSInterop and things that require annotations in the Java code. > Creating a REST servlet in plain Java is quite straightforward. > > Regards, > Rodolfo > > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 12:46 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Rodolfo, >> >> thanks a lot for the feedbacks! >> >> TypeScript is not bad. After all it's coming from Anders Helsjberg >> creator of Turbo Pascal, Delphi, VisualJ++, C#. He is a great language >> designer... 😉 >> >> But actually you could use GWT to build an Electron app as you don't need >> to have a Java server for the transpiled code... or did you have something >> extra? >> *@Frankhossfeld* told me that he has done Electron app with GWT, very >> easy 😉 Maybe he could elaborate here... >> >> I never use GXT but I've used GWTBootstrap3 (Open-Source) and actually it >> was very easy to use, quite the same with using the integrated GWT widgets. >> Today Dmitrii has migrated *GWTBootstrap3 to Elemental2* ( >> https://github.com/treblereel/gwtbootstrap3). And the cool thing is that >> for the app devs, it doesn't change anything. You could use the same >> components and nothing has changed, only deep in the framework itself it >> uses Elemental2 instead the older technology... Maybe *@Dmitrii* could >> elaborate this... >> >> Thanks, >> Lofi >> >> >> >> [email protected] schrieb am Montag, 28. September 2020 um 12:36:03 UTC+2: >> >>> Hello Lofi, >>> >>> Java + GWT + GXT + Eclipse was my main toolkit for over a decade. When >>> Sencha went crazy with the price of license renewals, I started looking for >>> alternatives. >>> >>> Today my toolkit has changed to Java for backend/server side, TypeScript >>> for client side and Visual Studio Code for code development. Communication >>> between Java server and TypeScript UI is handled via REST interface. >>> >>> Now I'm free to choose any UI style I like, my code has simplified a lot >>> and there is a clearer separation between server and client code. There are >>> no license costs and I don't have to deal with GWT and GXT, except for an >>> old project I still have to maintain. >>> >>> The switch to JavaScript/TypeScript gave me a huge advantage: now I can >>> use ElectronJS to create cross-platform desktop apps that are actually web >>> apps running on a local Java server. >>> >>> I don't regret moving away from GWT + GXT. Actually, I'm quite happy >>> with the refreshed coding experience. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Rodolfo M. Raya >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:02 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I would like to know, what are the *obstacles* for you as *Java >>>> developers* not using *Java as programming language for writing Web >>>> browser apps*. Web browser apps are client-side and *not server-side* Web >>>> apps. >>>> >>>> - Open discussion at https://bit.ly/HackerNewsTypeScriptJavaGWT >>>> - Article at https://bit.ly/TypeScriptVsJavaGWT >>>> >>>> I would like to know from you... Java developers... >>>> >>>> Thanks, Lofi >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "GWT Users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/b099f262-5a83-4a1e-83d8-5cc6ef336e53n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/b099f262-5a83-4a1e-83d8-5cc6ef336e53n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GWT Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/8dc3253a-a818-49b1-8e63-65492fb39d90n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/8dc3253a-a818-49b1-8e63-65492fb39d90n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Rodolfo M. Raya <[email protected]> > http://www.maxprograms.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GWT Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit/01f21223-57f0-472b-831f-a213478d426en%40googlegroups.com.
