2.2. Examining the options for building an application
The structure of a GWT project is slightly more complicated than that of a normal application. It’s not massively complicated, but enough subtleties exist that trying to build it by hand is likely to lead to errors and frustration.
It’s therefore quite useful to have an automated way of building a simple application that you then enhance. You can create an application, automatically or manually, in several ways:
- Using Google Plugin for Eclipse(GPE) wizard
- Using GWT command-line tools
- By hand
You already know that our preference is the GPE wizard. It’s easy to use and creates the simplest structure possible, which you then enhance to implement your functionality. The GPE doesn’t only ...
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