experiments with gwt
i started experimenting with the google web toolkit and for a starter i tried to convert my offline app nam shub mini into an online ajax web app. it took me about a day to do that without a single thought about browser compatibility.
it’s really an amazing tool if you know how to program in java. you write and test your app in java and then compile it to javascript having the compiler take care about browser quirks. being fed up with flash and java applets in the browser this seems to be the new way (for me) to do more complex stuff without any plugin at all.
check out nam shub micro (the online app).
i also discovered a service that lets you translate text to speech online. just press the speak button in the app to have your text spoken.
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Must learn java one of these days……but I agree the upside with tools like these is immense….just that the ramp to reach that potential is dizzingly steep….but still must learn Java.
Oh and that lovely text to speech/mp3 generator….I’ve been plugging random things into it….damn fun….and although there are lots of programs that do that….an online widget…..is quick and useful.
Jason
you don’t have to learn the full java API, only the parts that are relevant for GWT. i read a book about the gwt and started hacking…
vozme is the only TTS i found that you can use in your own scripts. all others either don’t work with scripts, forbid it in their FAQs or ask a monthly fee.
joerg
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