Topic: google's ajax

http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/

This was just released! Since I start a new job on the first of the month as a Java web developer I hope to make use of this myself.....

/* Sure, go ahead and code in your fancy IDE. Just remember: it's all fun and games until someone puts an $i out */

some pretty nice widgets - but java only...guess the widget war won't really heat up till Windows Vista brings it's XML Based Windows & Web Widgets ( what a word...)

Java means any platform, they have a foot in all OS worlds, and Java is widely supported by the industry (I mean widely - SAP is only one example).
I think the GWT could be something *big*, something huge even if it catches up.

Congrats on the job and trytrytry this webtoolkit thing. Me thinks you'll like it.

Ok, this seems to be state of the art for real.
1) http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/overview.html#HowWell <--- this is true. Read it 900 times.

Basically, it COMPILES from java to js and html and css. And compatible scripts at that. average size of a whole script seems small.
So it doesn't need java on the client. But it uses java for the architecture and development.

And is eclipse friendly.

And can run on top of Java only, without a browser.
State of the art.