Kickstarting Google Web Toolkit on the Client Side

Overview

At the 2006 JavaOne event, a certain company by the name of Google (they're very big in the search market, apparently) caused quite a buzz with the shock announcement of a new open source API for developing Ajax-heavy web applications. GWT - Google Web Toolkit - is Google's attempt to tame Ajax, making it a viable option for small-team and/or cost-conscious web applications development. And with a name like Google behind it, perhaps it's no wonder that so many are casting a inquisitive eye over this strange new technology.