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 enlarge | Author: Ryan Dewsbury
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Category: Book
List Price: $54.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 141281
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.9 x 1
ISBN: 0321501969
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.76
EAN: 9780321501967
ASIN: 0321501969
Publication Date: December 15, 2007
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 Thoroughly Impressed May 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was thoroughly impressed with this book. Not only does it provide a great introduction to GWT, it provides the right background information on AJAX, patterns of AJAX usage, and other tools to use alongside GWT. I was just expecting another dry reference book for yet another framework. The examples were well thought out and interesting - not just more Hello World apps.br /br /I think you may need a good background in both Java and JavaScript for this to be easily consumed, but for me it hit the spot.
Excellent Book! May 15, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I first checked out Google Web Toolkit, I was hooked. Finally, being able to write AJAX-based applications without being mired in cobbled-on Javascript code.br /br /The docs on [...] are fairly good, but with few examples. This book has a good mix of theory and background of GWT, along with many examples. I'm learning a great deal from it, and it has become invaluable to picking up GWT.
Best of GWT book in market March 31, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have done GWT development and book came into market recently. I must say it has cover lot of ground with working examples. You will get some practical tips on development of GUI and deployment on Tomcat. I am giving 5 star because no other GWT book cover ground like Ryan has done.
Love the book, wish it was in a little different order(maybe) March 31, 2008
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 definitely be ready to tackle some major projects and you will at least have some pretty good hands on knowledge of the different methods that you can use in GWT develop rich internet applications.
 Good, but has some flaws, however you will need it for the advanced topics February 15, 2008
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have read many of the available GWT books. This one looks better than the others, it has nice diagrams and uses patterns - all very positive. br /br /As with the other GWT books this one suffers from poor proofreading, there are typos and missing words, but probably far fewer than other books on the subject. br /br /When the book arrived I was disappointed by the flimsy paperback and very thin glossy pages. Pairs of pages tend to stick together and mark easily from fingerprints, also as other reviewers have commented about the publisher, the source code is not (easily) available for free download.br /br /Before all of the negatives build up, I think that this is a book you will need to buy, both for its good programming approach and for the advanced topics section. I bought the book simply so that I could read chapter 9! br /br /The book unfortunately seems to dwell (in the earlier chapters) on Eclipse. I see no coverage of the excellent support for GWT in both NetBeans and IntelliJ IDEA.
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