gwt
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Description:
Google web toolkit
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: gwt java web-development javascript framework compiler
Install: brew install gwt
About:
Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a development framework for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications. It allows developers to write client-side code in Java, which is then compiled into optimized, cross-browser compatible JavaScript. The tool provides a productive development environment with features like Java-based debugging and refactoring.
Key Features:
  • Java to JavaScript compilation
  • Cross-browser compatibility handling
  • Integrated development environment support
  • Performance optimization tools
  • JRE emulation library
Use Cases:
  • Building complex single-page web applications
  • Creating enterprise-level web interfaces with type-safe Java code
  • Developing high-performance JavaScript applications using Java tooling
Alternatives:
  • TypeScript – Modern JavaScript superset with static typing, more widely adopted than GWT
  • React – JavaScript library for UI components, uses JSX instead of Java compilation
  • GWT – Legacy framework using Java, largely superseded by modern JavaScript frameworks
Version History
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