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Grails vs GWT (Google Web Toolkit)

A side-by-side look at Grails and GWT (Google Web Toolkit). For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Grails

Grails

Development

Grails is an open source web application framework that utilizes the Groovy programming language and the Java platform. It provides a convention-over-configuration, rapid application development environment for building web apps.

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GWT (Google Web Toolkit)

GWT (Google Web Toolkit)

Development

GWT (Google Web Toolkit) is an open-source Java software development framework for building complex browser-based applications. It allows developers to write client-side applications in Java that get compiled to JavaScript for execution in the browser.

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