[development] OT: Google Tool Kit allows AJAX development in Java

[Khalid B]

On 5/17/06, Steve Dondley <sdondley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like Dries' degree in Java will come in handly after all.

It will have to wait till after the Droopal port to Java.

> On 5/17/06, Earl Dunovant <prometheus6 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think Joel Spolsky summed up AJAX well
> >
> > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/FB4.5.html
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In the last year or so a lot of web developers have been working hard on
> > improving their applications using techniques now known as Ajax. These
> > applications use JavaScript code so that when you click on something, you
> > get immediate feedback, rather than waiting for the web server to send you a
> > new page at its own leisurely pace. When they do need more information from
> > the server, they often download the small fragment they need, rather than
> > waiting for the server to build a whole new page. The net result is faster,
> > crisper feedback that makes you feel in control and creates "subjective
> > well-being," a.k.a. happiness, a feeling that is biochemically NO DIFFERENT
> > THAN EATING LARGE QUANTITIES OF CHOCOLATE.
> > >
> > > Just a minute... I have to pause for some fact checking ...
> > >
> > > ... ok, I'm back. To summarize, Ajax = Chocolate = Happiness, and so we
> > knew, when we started planning FogBugz 5.0, that Ajax features would be an
> > important part of this release.

I am not an AJAX fan myself. It is just one of those overused term. It is used
for glitz items, while it should be functionality focused (the usual
error of mistaking
form with function [Oh, look ... shiny .. It must be great to use then ...].

Gmail and Google Calendar are good implementations of AJAX to improve
functionality, and not just glitz (hiding quoted texts, adding stars, moving
events to another date/time slot, and many others).

Digg also uses some for functionality with some glitz (e.g hiding comments,
thumbs up, ..etc.)

I think Joel is confusing the two here.

> > On 5/17/06, Khalid B <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
> > > Google released their Google Web Toolkit.
> > >
> > > It allows AJAX development in Java (yes, you read that right!)
> > >
> > > http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/
> > >
> > > Slashdot discussion
> > >
> > http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/17/127214
> > >
> > > Digg
> > >
> > http://digg.com/programming/New_Google_tool_compiles_Java_to_AJAX
> > >
> >
> >
>
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