Reflex – Web apps in pure Python

Re:Reflex – Web apps in pure Python by no_wizard on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @09:48PM (#36980360)

I feel like everything is eventually going to go full circle back to Google Web Toolkit[0]. The original "write it all in X language" toolkit with compile to JavaScript functionality.

[0]: https://www.gwtproject.org/overview.html

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Re:Reflex – Web apps in pure Python by snodnipper on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:20PM (#36980583)

I was a massive GWT fan - particularly because it played well with the Java ecosystem.

1. huge programmer pool 2. tried and tested legacy code could be easily used / adapted 3. code quality / checkstyle plugins just worked 4. great testing tools

My main gripe was the compile time (often 2-3 mins)...whereas Adobe Flex would crank code out in 3 seconds.

Now, the new language models should help us push through the noise.

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Re:Reflex – Web apps in pure Python by Varriount on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:19PM (#36980577)

Any idea what/which websites are written using GWT?

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Re:Reflex – Web apps in pure Python by snodnipper on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:26PM (#36980638)

It was Google Adwords that was the big one to my mind...with Ray Ryan (rjrjr) leading a lot of those efforts.

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