Google Tweaks Developer Tools, App Engine SDK
Google has updated some of its core tools for developers, including Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and Google Plugin for Eclipse (GPE), as well as added new APIs for Google App Engine.
In a Feb. 14 blog post, Chris Ramsdale of the Google Developer Tools team, said Google Plugin for Eclipse and GWT 2.2 are now available with several new features. Google Plugin for Eclipse 2.2 directly integrates GWT Designer, a WYSIWYG Ajax user interface designer that makes it much easier to quickly build UIs.
In addition, Ramsdale said developers can take advantage of the modern web with the first round of HTML5 support within the GWT SDK. Also, GWT’s CellTable widget now offers new functionality, such as default column sorting and the ability to set column widths. These new features make it even easier to build best in breed web apps using Java-based tools and Eclipse, Ramsdale said. And while these apps can be run on any platform, Google Plugin for Eclipse makes it very easy to deploy, and run, on Google App Engine.
