GWT - Google Web Toolkit Reviews & Product Details

GWT is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications. Its goal is to enable productive development of high-performance web applications without the developer having to be an expert in browser quirks, XMLHttpRequest, and JavaScript. GWT is used by many products at Google, including AdWords, AdSense, Flights, Hotel Finder, Offers, Wallet, Blogger. It’s open source, completely free, and used by thousands of developers around the world.

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Sherif W.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/28/2019

"GWT at Webalo sites"

4/5

What do you like best about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

You don't need to dig into javascript but you can easily write Java code which is translated to javascript directly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

Some limitations happen when you need to modify in some javascript scope elements for example you can't do directly from java. Sometimes need native methods. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GWT - Google Web Toolkit:

If you don't need advanced JS technologies and depending on Java developers GWT is very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GWT - Google Web Toolkit solving and how is that benefiting you?

Webalo have 2 websites the web user agent and the administrative website. We can write a common Java code while using GWT elements for the web elements easily with Java. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/26/2018

"Once innovative"

2/5

What do you like best about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

When it was released back in the days it was innovative and pretty much the only approach for back-end developers write front-end code, but after single page application revolution the complexity and speed of this framework looks like a joke. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

It's slow, require browser extension for debugging. Big learning curve. Google shut down the project at 2017 so no more support from their side, only community updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Would not recommend to anyone who stars new project in 2018. Google closed the project at 2017 and only the power of community keeps it alive. Nevertheless if you have legacy code to support it's not that bad. It has everything needed to have a good single page app that still could compete with a whales like Angular or React. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GWT - Google Web Toolkit solving and how is that benefiting you?

Single page application architecture. Strict types. Java syntax and support of huge java ecosystem. Ability to write java script inside Java. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UB

Verified User in Banking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/19/2019

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Google Web Toolkit"

4/5

What do you like best about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

You can write your program in javascript in order to execute in any place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

The code that you execute is not the one you write. It is transcompiled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UH

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/29/2018

"Great framework for large applications and small teams"

3/5

What do you like best about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

Able to develop both server and client side code in one language. Easier for individual developers to program on all parts of the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

Solutions are more verbose than other frameworks. Implementing normal JavaScript in the application is harder to debug and implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UI

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/5/2017

"Easy way to build web application"

4/5

What do you like best about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

Can easily introduces Java programmers to web application world. It allows you to build front-end and back-end with a single programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GWT - Google Web Toolkit?

It's hard to add some useful native Javascript features. On the front-end layer you are forced to not use reflection and generics Java features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.