The Google Web Toolkit is a new technology that automatically
translates Java into JavaScript, making Ajax applications easier to
code and deploy. GWT in Action is a comprehensive tutorial
for Java developers interested in building the next generation of
rich, web-based applications. This book was written by Robert
Hanson, creator of the popular GWT Widget Library and Adam Tacy a
major contributor to the GWT Widget Library.
There is a new emphasis on building rich, web-based
applications. These applications can be difficult to build because
they rely on JavaScript, which lacks the sophisticated
object-oriented structures and static typing of Java, they are
tricky to debug, and they require you to manage numerous browser
inconsistencies.
In May of 2006 Google released the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). GWT
enables developers to create Ajax applications in Java. With GWT,
you can build your applications using a real object-oriented
language and take advantage of Java tools like Eclipse that are
already available. Instead of trying to bring tool support to Ajax,
Google brought Ajax to a place where the tools already
existed.
GWT in Action shows you how to take advantage of these
exciting new tools. Readers will follow an example running
throughout the book and quickly master the basics of GWT: widgets,
panels, and event handling. The book covers the full development
cycle, from setting up your development environment, to building
the application, then deploying it to the web server. The entire
core GWT library is discussed, with details and examples on how it
can be extended.
GWT helps you make the most of Ajax in your web applications and
GWT in Action helps you get more out of GWT. Readers can
download Early Access Chapters of GWT in Action now and
participate in the Author Forum by visiting at the Manning
site.