Beginning Google Web Toolkit

Bram Smeets is a Java architect with over eight years of experience in developing enterprise Java applications. Currently, Bram is technical director at JTeam (www.JTeam.nl), a Java software development company based in the Netherlands, and senior consultant at SpringSource (pringSource.com). He is a regular speaker at technology-focused conferences like The Ajax Experience and SpringOne. Using Google Web Toolkit, Bram has delivered several successful rich Internet applications for JTeam. He also delivered Ajax and Google Web Toolkit trainings at several companies.

• Introducing Rich Internet Applications (RIA).- A short history.- Different approaches.- Introducing Ajax.- Summary.- Introducing Google Web Toolkit (GWT).- The Basics.- GWT application layout.- Introducing the sample application. - Running the sample application.- Handy Development Tools.- Summary.- Getting Started.- Project Setup / Structure.- Using the utility scripts.- Writing code.- Compiling code.- Running the code.- Debugging the code.- Testing the code.- Summary.- UI Components.- Component Based UI construction.- Widgets.-Panels.- GWT Events.- Summary.- Building Advance UI.- Composite Widgets.- Create Your Own Widgets.- Styling Widgets. - Summary.- Server Integration.- GWT architecture . - RPC mechanism.- Spring Integration.- Different data formats (TODO: rename to Different remoting protocols). - Summary.- Testing GWT Application. - Why Testing?- GWT JUnit integration.- Functional Testing.- Benchmarking.- Summary.- Advanced Topics.- Localization.- ImageBundle.- Back button support.-Reusing exsisting javascript code (JSNI).- Working directly with DOM.- File Upload .- Summary.- Developing GWT with Eclipse.- Developing GWT with Intellij.- Developing GWT with Maven2.- Useful Resources.