Flutter vs GWT

Overview

GWT

Stacks88

Followers100

Votes0

Flutter

Stacks17.7K

Followers16.8K

Votes1.2K

GitHub Stars173.7K

Forks29.4K

Flutter vs GWT: What are the differences?

Introduction

In this article, we will explore the key differences between Flutter and GWT.

Programming Languages: Flutter uses Dart as its programming language, while GWT uses Java. Dart is a modern, object-oriented language that has features such as strong typing and a concise syntax, making it easier for developers to write clean and maintainable code. On the other hand, Java is a widely used language that has a large developer community and a vast ecosystem of libraries and frameworks.
Rendering: Flutter uses a highly optimized rendering engine that provides native-like performance and smooth animations. It uses Skia, a 2D rendering library, to draw UI components directly on the canvas. This enables Flutter to achieve a high level of control over the rendering process, resulting in fast and visually appealing user interfaces. GWT, on the other hand, uses HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for rendering, relying on the browser's rendering engine to display the UI. While this approach allows GWT to leverage the browser's capabilities, it may result in differences in UI rendering across different browsers.
Cross-platform Development: Flutter is specifically designed for cross-platform development, allowing developers to write a single codebase that can run on multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and web. It achieves this by using a component-based architecture, where UI components are rendered natively on each platform. GWT, on the other hand, is primarily focused on web development and allows developers to write code once and run it on any modern web browser. While GWT can also be used to develop mobile apps, it requires additional frameworks and tools such as Cordova or PhoneGap for native mobile integration.
Tooling and Community Support: Flutter has a rich set of development tools, including a powerful command-line interface (CLI), an integrated development environment (IDE) called Flutter Studio, and a large collection of libraries and packages available through the Flutter ecosystem. It also has a growing community of developers, with active forums and resources for learning and getting support. GWT, on the other hand, has been around for a longer time and has a mature set of development tools and libraries. It also has a large community of developers and resources available online, making it easier for developers to find solutions to common problems.
Hot Reload: Flutter comes with a powerful feature called Hot Reload, which allows developers to see the changes they make to the code in real-time, without requiring a full app restart. This greatly enhances the development experience and speeds up iteration cycles. GWT also has a similar feature called Super Dev Mode, which provides a fast development workflow by eliminating the need for full recompilation after code changes. However, compared to Flutter's Hot Reload, GWT's Super Dev Mode may still require a browser refresh in some cases.
UI Customization: Flutter provides a highly customizable and flexible UI framework, allowing developers to create rich and visually stunning user interfaces. It offers a wide range of widgets and layout options that can be easily styled and customized to match the desired design. GWT, on the other hand, relies on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for UI customization. While GWT provides a set of UI components and styles out of the box, achieving complex UI designs may require additional manual coding and customization.

In summary, Flutter and GWT differ in their programming languages, rendering approaches, cross-platform capabilities, tooling and community support, hot reload functionality, and UI customization options. Flutter offers a modern, performance-driven approach to cross-platform development, while GWT focuses on web development with Java.

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Nick

CTO at Pickio

Jun 2, 2020

Decided

We built the first version of our app with RN and it turned out a mess in a while. A lot of bugs along with poor performance out of the box for a fairly large app. Many things, that native platform has, cannot be done with existing solutions for RN. For instance, large titles on iOS are not fully implemented in any of existing navigations libraries. Also there's painfully slow JSON bridge and many other small, yet annoying things. On the other hand Flutter became a really powerful and easy-to-use tool. A bit of a learning curve, of course, because of Dart, but it worth learning. Flutter offers TONS of built-in features, no JSON-bridge, AOT compilation for iOS.

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Anonymous

CEO at ME!

Jun 7, 2020

Decided

While with Ionic it is possible to make mobile applications with only web technologies, Flutter is more performant and is easy to use if you are willing to learn Dart, which is a fun language. Plus, it has awesome documentation and, while its ecosystem isn't near as big as JavaScript's is, it has a good package manager called Pub and its packages are generally high quality.

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Thuan

FE Lead at SOLID ENGINEER

Jun 16, 2020

Decided

Javascripts is the most populated language in the world.
Easy to learn & deployed production
Fast development
Strong community
Completed Documents
Native performance with lower RAM used.
Easy to handle native issues by using native code like Java / Objective C
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Detailed Comparison

GWT	Flutter
It is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications. Its goal is to enable productive development of high-performance web applications without the developer having to be an expert in browser quirks, XMLHttpRequest, and JavaScript.	Flutter is a mobile app SDK to help developers and designers build modern mobile apps for iOS and Android.
-	Fast development - Flutter's "hot reload" helps you quickly and easily experiment, build UIs, add features, and fix bug faster. Experience sub-second reload times, without losing state, on emulators, simulators, and hardware for iOS and Android.;Expressive UIs - Delight your users with Flutter's built-in beautiful Material Design and Cupertino (iOS-flavor) widgets, rich motion APIs, smooth natural scrolling, and platform awareness.;Access native features and SDKs - Make your app come to life with platform APIs, 3rd party SDKs, and native code. Flutter lets you reuse your existing Java, Swift, and ObjC code, and access native features and SDKs on iOS and Android.
Statistics
GitHub Stars -	GitHub Stars 173.7K
GitHub Forks -	GitHub Forks 29.4K
Stacks 88	Stacks 17.7K
Followers 100	Followers 16.8K
Votes 0	Votes 1.2K
Pros & Cons
No community feedback yet	Pros 150 Hot Reload 127 Cross platform 108 Performance 91 Backed by Google 75 Compiled into Native Code Cons 29 Need to learn Dart 11 Lack of community support 10 No 3D Graphics Engine Support 8 Graphics programming 6 Lack of friendly documentation
Integrations
No integrations available	Android SDK Firebase Dart

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Flutter vs GWT: What are the differences?

Introduction

In this article, we will explore the key differences between Flutter and GWT.

Programming Languages: Flutter uses Dart as its programming language, while GWT uses Java. Dart is a modern, object-oriented language that has features such as strong typing and a concise syntax, making it easier for developers to write clean and maintainable code. On the other hand, Java is a widely used language that has a large developer community and a vast ecosystem of libraries and frameworks.
Rendering: Flutter uses a highly optimized rendering engine that provides native-like performance and smooth animations. It uses Skia, a 2D rendering library, to draw UI components directly on the canvas. This enables Flutter to achieve a high level of control over the rendering process, resulting in fast and visually appealing user interfaces. GWT, on the other hand, uses HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for rendering, relying on the browser's rendering engine to display the UI. While this approach allows GWT to leverage the browser's capabilities, it may result in differences in UI rendering across different browsers.
Cross-platform Development: Flutter is specifically designed for cross-platform development, allowing developers to write a single codebase that can run on multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and web. It achieves this by using a component-based architecture, where UI components are rendered natively on each platform. GWT, on the other hand, is primarily focused on web development and allows developers to write code once and run it on any modern web browser. While GWT can also be used to develop mobile apps, it requires additional frameworks and tools such as Cordova or PhoneGap for native mobile integration.
Tooling and Community Support: Flutter has a rich set of development tools, including a powerful command-line interface (CLI), an integrated development environment (IDE) called Flutter Studio, and a large collection of libraries and packages available through the Flutter ecosystem. It also has a growing community of developers, with active forums and resources for learning and getting support. GWT, on the other hand, has been around for a longer time and has a mature set of development tools and libraries. It also has a large community of developers and resources available online, making it easier for developers to find solutions to common problems.
Hot Reload: Flutter comes with a powerful feature called Hot Reload, which allows developers to see the changes they make to the code in real-time, without requiring a full app restart. This greatly enhances the development experience and speeds up iteration cycles. GWT also has a similar feature called Super Dev Mode, which provides a fast development workflow by eliminating the need for full recompilation after code changes. However, compared to Flutter's Hot Reload, GWT's Super Dev Mode may still require a browser refresh in some cases.
UI Customization: Flutter provides a highly customizable and flexible UI framework, allowing developers to create rich and visually stunning user interfaces. It offers a wide range of widgets and layout options that can be easily styled and customized to match the desired design. GWT, on the other hand, relies on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for UI customization. While GWT provides a set of UI components and styles out of the box, achieving complex UI designs may require additional manual coding and customization.

Flutter vs GWT

Overview

Flutter vs GWT: What are the differences?