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Re:Using Google Web Toolkit: A Year in the Trenches by Ygor on Tuesday February 22, 2011 @12:12PM (#2250525)
After using GWT for a year as the basic tool for a project, I am not sure if I would choose it again. I would, but only for a certain type of web apps.

I can't say it is bad. Actually, it has been pretty good. But, somehow when I look at all the other development environments out there, some of them look better. ekidd put it pretty well, actually.

The best side effect of using GWT has been a lot of business logic on the client side.

The worst side effect of using GWT has been a lot of business logic on the client side.

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Re:Using Google Web Toolkit: A Year in the Trenches by pohl on Tuesday February 22, 2011 @01:07PM (#2250800)
How is your choice of where to place your business logic GWT's fault? Isn't that a choice you would have to make judiciously with any tool?
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Re:Using Google Web Toolkit: A Year in the Trenches by Ygor on Tuesday February 22, 2011 @01:32PM (#2250929)
You are correct, ofcourse. It is not the fault of the tool, but of a developer. The tool just made it easier.
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