Google Web Toolkit vs SourceMeld
Google Web Toolkit
gwtproject.orgSourceMeld
sourcemeld.comSide by side
| Figure | Google Web Toolkit | SourceMeld |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Code Transpilers | 8.3 (#6) | 8.1 (#7) |
| Purpose | Google Web Toolkit is an open source Java software development framework for writing AJAX applications. | SourceMeld integrates, migrates, and searches code across multiple programming languages. |
| Support | Questions can be posted to the GWT developer discussion group on Google Groups, where the engineering and operations team participates. | Community Edition includes community support, while Enterprise Edition includes dedicated support. |
| Telemetry | GWT development mode and compiler periodically send a timestamp ID and product version to Google, while Google says it does not log cookies or personal information. | Anonymous telemetry is sent by default and can be disabled; the pricing FAQ says codebase and query data is not transmitted. |
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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.
SourceMeld
SourceMeld has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.