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Google Web Toolkit Applications
- By Ryan Dewsbury
- Published Dec 5, 2007 by Addison-Wesley Professional.
- Copyright 2008
- Dimensions: 7x9-1/4
- Pages: 608
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-321-50196-9
- ISBN-13: 978-0-321-50196-7
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Product Author Bios
Ryan Dewsbury is a developer, architect, and consultant who started working in C++ and Java in 1998 and has used GWT since its first release. His recent projects include developing software applications with GWT (most notably gpokr.com and kdice.com). As a consultant, Ryan helps companies develop great online user experiences using cutting-edge software.
“Ryan clearly understands the GWT value proposition and how GWT integrates into a diverse web technology stack–and not just in a theoretical way. With the popularity of gpokr.com and kdice.com, Ryan can speak with the authority of concrete success.”
–Bruce Johnson, creator of Google Web Toolkit
“This book distinguishes itself from other books on GWT in that it walks through the entire process of building several nontrivial GWT applications, not the toy applications that most books present.”
–R. Mark Volkmann, Object Computing, Inc.
“Google™ Web Toolkit Applications is an excellent resource for any GWT developer. Solutions to challenges commonly encountered in GWT are presented through the design and development of actual applications. The applications developed throughout the text demonstrate best practices from simple UI design all the way to custom code generation, and are presented with little pretext about the amount of Java knowledge a given developer may have. Advanced concepts are not withheld but are presented in a way that will be understood by both novice and seasoned developers alike. Good application development practices and proper Model View Controller design is reinforced throughout the book, nearly guaranteeing that the reader will come away a better programmer. “
–Jason Essington, Senior Web/Java Engineer, Green River Computing
“Dewsbury’s Google™ Web Toolkit Applications is a book for both experts and beginner programmers who want to discover this open source Java software development framework, as well as write Ajax applications. A very detailed book!”
–Massimo Nardone, Advisory IT Security Architect
Accelerate and Simplify Ajax Development with Google Web Toolkit
Get the edge you need to deliver exceptional user experiences with Google™ Web Toolkit Applications, a guidebook that provides web developers with core information and instructions for creating rich web applications. Whether you’re a developer who needs to build a high-performance front end for Java, PHP, or Ruby applications, or to integrate with external web services, this resource from expert Google Web Toolkit (GWT) developer Ryan Dewsbury delivers the in-depth coverage you’ll need.
In this valuable book, insider Ryan Dewsbury provides instructions for using the robust tool set and gets you on your way to creating first-class web applications by providing a comprehensive overview of GWT technology. In addition, he shares his “in-the-trenches” insights on
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Building elegant and responsive user interfaces with Cascading Style Sheets and GWT’s Widgets and Panels
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Creating seamless user experiences through asynchronous communication with HTTP, REST, JSON/JSONP, and RPC Interoperating with web standards–such as XML, RSS, and Atom–and web services–such as Google Maps, Amazon Books, Yahoo! Search, Flickr, and Blogger
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Overcoming browser security restrictions, such as HTTP’s two-connection limit and the Same-Origin policy
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Accelerating development, using software engineering, code generation, internationalization, application patterns, and Java tools
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Deploying for optimal performance with resource compression and caching
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Building five non-trivial applications: a gadget application with a rich drag-and-drop interface, a multi-search application that makes requests to many search engines, a blog editor application for managing entries across multiple blogs, a web-based instant messenger, and a database manager for a traditional web page
This practical guide to GWT introduces you to the technology; provides techniques, tips, and examples; and puts you on the road to delivering top-notch user experiences for your web applications.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Love the book, wish it was in a little different order(maybe), By
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This book is the definitive guide to GWT. I would say you need to have more then a beginner's knowledge of Java (which the authors recommends also) and have some web development experience with the HTTP forms just to appreciate what the author is trying to show you. I can't believe I am saying this because the examples in the books are absolutely top notch, but it would be nice to have more sample little code snippets earlier in the book. There is a ton to digest before you get to Chapter 6 where all the great example code starts. But if you do what I did, and try to put into action at least part of what you have learned from each chapter in your own sample programs you will be better prepared for the later chapters. Otherwise, you get to chapter 6 and you are not sure what hit you. That really is my only complaint, a few easy sample apps after each chapter before you get into the big ones in the middle of the book would be nice. But after you finish this book you will...
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27 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Detailed and practical book on Google Web Toolkit,
This review is from: Google Web Toolkit Applications (Paperback)
This book is about writing Ajax applications that create richer user experiences than you usually find in a tutorial book on application programming. It uses web technologies and Java development tools and shows how the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) bridges the two in such applications. Thus the book's primary focus is on the Google Web Toolkit itself along with its library and tools. Secondarily, the book covers software development techniques using Java and how to apply Ajax application development with the GWT. Finally, the book looks at web technologies including web standards and Ajax libraries and APIs. The GWT has many abilities that aren't clear to the novice, and this book takes an example-based approach and attempts to demonstrate many of the capabilities of the GWT to you.The book's author assumes you already know how to program in Java, and thus does not spend time tutoring you in this. He does not assume you know anything about the GWT. This book is hands on and... Read more
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Best GWT book ever, By
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This is the best GWT book among the others. Covers from basic concepts and definitions behind GWT (like the gadget library, panels, compositions) and moves to advanced topics (like internationalization, integration with other server technologies, patterns, etc). The book explains server comunication taking from the basic comunication (http requests) to more complex JSON and XML examples. It explains very well and gives so many examples, including many application examples (it's 600 pages).For those with some experience in Java programming for the WEB and wants to know everything about GWT, this book is perfect. |
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Table of Contents
Preface xvii
About the Author xxiii
Part I: Understanding the Google Web Toolkit 1
Chapter 1: First Steps with the Google Web Toolkit 3
The Emergence of Ajax 3
Rethinking Web Applications 5
Software Engineering for Ajax 8
Evaluating Your Background 11
The Importance of Application Development Skills 14
A Quick Tutorial 16
Overview of Toolkit Packages 30
Overview of GWT Applications 34
Summary 36
Chapter 2: User Interface Library Overview 37
Static Widgets 38
Form Widgets 47
Complex Widgets 63
Simple Layout Panels 70
Complex Layout Panels 80
Simple Container Panels 84
Complex Container Panels 87
User Interface Framework Glue 95
Summary 103
Chapter 3: Server Integration Techniques 105
Basic Server Integration Techniques 105
Using Data Format Libraries 117
Third-Party Server Integration 125
Advanced Server Integration Techniques 128
Summary 137
Chapter 4: Software Engineering for Ajax 139
Setting Up the Development Environment 139
Adding Projects to Eclipse 145
Writing Java Code in Eclipse 149
Debugging in Eclipse 158
Organizing Your Application Structure 164
Testing Applications 168
Building and Sharing Modules 180
Deploying Applications 183
Summary 190
Chapter 5: Using the Toolkit Effectively 191
Using Asynchronous Programming 191
Handling the Back Button 197
Creating Elegant Interfaces with CSS 200
Extending the Toolkit 212
Internationalizing Applications 226
Generating Code 235
Improving Performance 242
Summary 251
Part II: Rich Web Applications by Example 253
Chapter 6: Gadget Desktop Application 255
Using the Container Application Pattern 256
Designing the Model 257
Building a Columned Container Interface 264
Putting Gadgets in the View 274
Creating Drag-and-Drop Gadgets 283
Cleaning Up User Interfaces with CSS 290
Adding Persistency 300
Using Other JavaScript Libraries 309
Summary 318
Chapter 7: Multi-Search Application 319
Using the Aggregator Application Pattern 319
Multi-Search Design 321
The Model 322
The View 324
The Controller 331
Importing Structured Data Formats 334
Integrating with Yahoo! Search 340
Integrating with Google Base 344
Integrating with Flickr Search 348
Integrating with Amazon Search 354
Summary 358
Chapter 8: Blog Editor Application 361
Using the Workspace Application Pattern 361
Building a Web Service Client 363
Blog Editor Design 365
The Model 365
Building a Multiple Document View 367
Adding Rich Text Editing 381
The LoadingPanel Widget 386
The TitleCommandBar Widget 388
Designing the Application Controller 390
Building an HTTP Proxy Servlet 392
Integrating with the Blogger API 401
Summary 421
Chapter 9: Instant Messenger Application 423
Using the Collaborator Application Pattern 423
Instant Messenger Design 425
The Model 426
Building a Complementary Interface 429
The Controller Overview 447
Using GWT-RPC 450
Connecting to the Server 456
Adding RPC Events 458
The Instant Messenger Server 465
Using Server-Side Advanced IO 470
Summary 478
Chapter 10: Database Editor Application 479
Using the Manager Application Pattern 480
Designing the Model 482
Using Asynchronous Data Access Objects 485
Building a Two-Paned Editor Interface 488
Server Integration Overview 507
Writing a Generic GWT Code Generator 510
Integrating with Action-Based PHP Scripts 522
Integrating with a RESTful Ruby on Rails Application 530
Integrating with a GWT-RPC Servlet 542
Summary 554
Index 555
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