A good alternative to GWT for Clojure

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A good alternative to GWT for Clojure

I am writing a webapp in Clojure.

I almost want to use Google Web Toolkit for the frontend -- since I can just write Clojure/Java code, and have the library automatically generate the Javascript/AJAX.

However, for some reason, GWT does not sem to be used much in the real world.

Is there something that is similarly tied into Java (like GWT is) but more popular?

Thanks!

+5 A:

There is JWT.

kotarak 2010-01-26 06:27:16

You can read about jwt and closure on http://www.nsa.be/index.php/eng/Blog

2010-01-28 00:02:32

However, for some reason, GWT does not sem to be used much in the real world.

I've noticed quite a few people using Gmail.

pmf 2010-01-26 07:53:55

Gmail does not use GWT: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/525199/what-server-side-language-is-gmail-written-in

rochb 2010-01-27 09:40:39

+3 A:

GWT is used in the real world!!! A lot! And google is doing some pretty huge things with it so I don't think popularity is a valid concern.

I don't want to start a flame war so I won't elaborate any more on this.

Also, remember that GWT is a java - javascript compiler. No bytecode will run on the client. Hence, you can only use java, not clojure code when writing client-side code.

triggerNZ 2010-01-27 03:19:56

Basically Google builts all of its new apps with GWT: http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers#p/c/0C2E1DEFBC90E546/0/yemCxLMwalsAnd you've mentioned: Client-side code must be written in Java but for the server-side code within the same GWT module you can use any JVM language (Scala, Clojure, Groovy, ...).

Alexander Orlov 2010-03-10 03:33:30

Google also uses Google Closure toolkit (javascript to javascript) a lot, so its not just GWT.

Sergey 2010-10-31 22:32:15

+1 A:

GWT is not particularly useful with Clojure, because it (GWT) uses a custom compiler that reads Java source code (not bytecode). Unless you want to write all your user-interface code in Java, GWT will not help you.

Stuart Sierra 2010-02-27 18:32:24

True. It is perfectly possible to write the UI part in GWT and have it make calls to clojure services. GWT has a mode for this scenario. See http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/doc/latest/DevGuideServerCommunication.html

Allen 2010-10-12 22:47:19

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