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Ext GWT 2.0: Beginner's Guide

By : Daniel Vaughan
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Ext GWT 2.0: Beginner's Guide

By: Daniel Vaughan

Overview of this book

<p>Ext GWT, also known as GXT, takes Google Web Toolkit one step further by providing a wide range of powerful user interface components. It allows a developer to create powerful web applications that are almost like desktop applications. However to leverage all the features of this powerful Java library for creating desktop-style web applications, you need to learn how and when to use the right user interface component.<br /><br />Ext GWT 2.0: Beginner's Guide is a practical book that teaches you how to use the EXT GWT library to its full potential. It provides a thorough and no-nonsense explanation of the Ext GWT library, what it offers and how to use it through practical examples. This book provides clear, step-by-step instructions for getting the most out of Ext GWT and offers practical examples and techniques that can be used for building your own applications in EXT GWT<br /><br />This book gets you up and running instantly to build powerful Rich Internet Applications (RIA) with Ext GWT. It then takes you through all the interface-building widgets and components of Ext GWT using practical examples to demonstrate when, where, and how to use each of them. Layouts, forms, panels, grids, trees, toolbars, menus, and many other components are covered in the many examples packed in this book. You will also learn to present your data in a better way with templates and use some of the most sought-after features of Ext GWT in your web applications such as drag-and-drop and charts. Throughout the book a real application is built step by step using Ext GWT and deployed to Google App Engine.</p> <p>Imagine how great you'll feel when you're able to create great-looking desktop-style user interfaces for your web applications with Ext GWT!</p>
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Ext GWT 2.0 Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

About the Reviewers

Michal Kozik is currently working in Inofonova GmbH as a Senior Technology Analyst, developing applications for Telco companies. His area of expertise includes Java Standard Edition, Java Enterprise Edition, and Web Services.

Michal has received a Master's degree in Teleinformatics Systems from Cracow University of Technology in Cracow. During his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball and snowboarding.

Yiwen Ng (Tony) is a Java software developer with over 7 years of commercial application development and consulting experience. Fringe passions involve agile methodology, mobile development, web enterprise development, configuration management, and security. If cornered, he may actually admit to knowing Java's latest technologies and pair programming.

He's easily amused by programming language design and collaborative applications. Yiwen has also developed a few android mobile applications and RIA GWT-based web applications. Occasionally, he works as a consultant on a contractor basis. Yiwen can be reached directly via e-mail at .

Currently, he is employed at Tullett Prebon in Singapore as a Senior Software Developer.

Carl Pritchett is an avid software developer with over 11 years of industry experience. He has worked on integration and pure software development projects for many companies including Novell, Insurance Australia Group Limited, and currently develops a financial research platform for Calibre Financial Technology. With extensive experience in the financial and insurance sectors, Carl's primary focus is on Java, JEE, and GWT with a healthy knowledge of C# and other technologies and products that help get the job done. He enjoys working with motivated people in agile/lean environments.