DESCRIPTION The Google Web Toolkit allows developers to create perfectly optimized JavaScript Ajax applications. The complexity of web applications can be pushed and development and maintenance costs reduced V by harnessing the tooling advantages of Java and by letting GWT generate the JavaScript application code. GWT in Action, Second Edition is a detailed tutorial that covers the powerful Google Web Toolkit. It begins with a rapid-fire introduction to GWT and Ajax, then moves on to key elements of GWT such as widgets, events, history and debugging. It discusses the latest thinking in application design and best practices, such as MVP, Dependency Injection, and Optimization. By the end of the book, developers will have the knowledge they need to deliver the functionality of their next project more quickly and efficiently. KEY POINTS Detailed coverage for experienced GWT developers Easy to understand introduction for beginners The ultimate GWT resource AUDIENCE This book is written for Java developers, but no prior experience with GWT is required. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY Ajax is a collection of technologies that is hugely popular because it lets developers build rich web applications. However, it comes with a cost: browser incompatibilities and JavaScript. The Google Web Toolkit automatically translates Java into JavaScript, making Ajax applications easier to code and deploy. This enables developers to easily create perfectly optimized JavaScript Ajax applications.

About the Author
Adam Tacy is a consultant for Logica based in the Nordics with over 14 years experience in IT with most of those years spent in processes or managing projects. He co-authored GWT in Action with Robert Hanson in 2007 and has been watching the development of GWT 2.0 with anticipation. Robert Hanson is the Applications Development Manager for Quality Technology Services and has spent over 12 years developing high-performance web applications. He released the first open-source library of GWT tools and widgets in 2006. He co-authored the first edition of GWT in Action and is an avid supporter of GWT. Jason Essington - biography information is not available Ian Bambury is a freelance consultant who has been involved in IT for 25 years. He has been using GWT since version 1.0, and is the creator of the Roughian Examples GWT Reference web site, and a regular contributor to the GWT forum. Chris Ramsdale has lived and worked in the Atlanta area for the past 13 years. Chris has worked as a Software Engineer, Tech Lead and Product Manager. His current endeavor is working within Google's Developer Relations team to develop and advocate GWT best practices.


Book Information
ISBN 9781935182849
Author Adam Tacy
Format Paperback
Page Count 500
Imprint Manning Publications
Publisher Manning Publications
Weight(grams) 1128g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 189mm * 35mm