Re: GWT vs JSF vs ZK vs REST+JS

From:
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>
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Date:
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:50:19 -0500
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On 22-11-2010 06:58, carmelo wrote:

I'm planning to develop a web based ERP, which should be full-ajax and
with desktop-like UI. It will be a data-entry& data-report
application. For developing it I'm considering all technologies.

- GWT: I saw that with GWT Designer you could create cool UIs, but
databinding seems to be too complex

- JSF: Netbeans no longer supports the visual web editor


You do not want to use WYSIWYG for creating JSF web apps
anyway.

- ZK: supports databinding in a relatively easy way, and has got an
Eclipse-based visual editor

- Some people talk about REST + javascript as a winning choice

I'd like to have your opinion about what could be the right choice.


I would say that:
- if you want a traditional web app with AJAX functionality and
   you know Java, then JSF with Richfaces is a very good choice
- if you want to write an app that run client side in the browser
   then you should pick GWT or Flex
- if you have plenty of resources with standard skills
   the jQuery possible with something on top of it plus
   REST services could be a good solution

(I don't know ZK)

Arne

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