Fable vs Google Web Toolkit
Fable
fable.ioGoogle Web Toolkit
gwtproject.orgSide by side
| Figure | Fable | Google Web Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Code Transpilers | 7.3 (#22) | 8.3 (#6) |
| Support | The project repository accepts bug reports and feature requests, and notes that maintainers do not check its Gitter chat regularly. | Questions can be posted to the GWT developer discussion group on Google Groups, where the engineering and operations team participates. |
| Testing | The documentation says unit testing is available through Fable.Mocha and that another test runner can be used. | The developer guide includes unit testing with JUnit and code coverage with Emma. |
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In their own words
Google Web Toolkit
Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a free, open-source Java framework for building AJAX web applications. Its compiler converts Java applications into JavaScript and HTML for browser use, and the SDK includes the core libraries and compiler. Deferred binding generates browser-specific code at compile time, while the compiler can create separate application versions for different browsers and languages. Applications can communicate asynchronously with servers through GWT RPC or JSON. An Eclipse plugin provides IDE support and an option to install the SDK. The developer guide covers deployment to Google App Engine, JUnit unit testing and Emma code coverage; documentation also includes SafeHtml guidance for XSS prevention and GWT RPC XSRF protection. GWT is licensed under Apache 2.0 for non-commercial, commercial and enterprise applications. Version 2.13.1 is listed for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Development mode and the compiler periodically send a timestamp ID and product version to Google; Google says it does not log cookies or personal information. The webAppCreator utility has been deprecated since version 2.11.0.