GWT in Action

Google Web Toolkit, or GWT, works on a simple, but powerful idea. You write a web application in Java and GWT cross-compiles it into JavaScript. This free, open source collection of tools is both supported and used by Google. The latest version, GWT 2.4, includes a library of high-quality interface components, an easy-to-use designer, and productivity tools that make using GWT a snap. And yes, the JavaScript it produces is really, really good.

GWT in Action, Second Edition is a completely revised edition of the best-selling GWT book. It covers all the new features introduced in GWT 2, as well as the best development practices that have emerged in the GWT community. It begins with a rapid-fire introduction to GWT and Ajax to get you up to speed with GWT concepts and tools. Then, you'll explore key concepts like managing events, interacting with the server, creating UI components, building your user interface declaratively using UiBinder and more.

As you move through the engaging examples, you'll pick up the skills you need to stay ahead of the pack. You'll absorb the latest thinking in application design and industry-grade best practices, such as implementing MVP, using Dependency Injection, and code optimization.

What's Inside

• Creating and understanding GWT applications
• Communicating with GWT-RPC, HTTPRequest, RequestBuilder, JSONRequestBuilder, FormPanel
• Using the powerful new UiBinder to declaratively build interfaces
• Implementing efficient views of large data sets and using GWT Editors
• Optimizing your application with client bundles, deferred binding, and code splitting
• Reducing the amount of code you need to write using Generators and Dependency Injection
• Make your GWT app flexible, supportable and internationalized

Google designed GWT to make it easier to build and maintain large-scale web apps. This book will show you how. This book is written for Java developers, but no prior experience with GWT is required.

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

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 is a Java software engineer for Calypso Technology with over 12 years experience in the treasury and financial industries. He has been an advocate of GWT since its public release and is an active member of the GWT community, contributing to both the mailing list and the GWT IRC channel.

Anna Tokke is a programmer and solutions architect working with GWT on a daily basis.