[Catalyst] Google AJAX toolkit - opinions?

[Matt S Trout]

Phil Mitchell wrote:
> On 5/17/06, *A. Pagaltzis* <pagaltzis at gmx.de <mailto:pagaltzis at gmx.de>> 
> wrote:
> 
>     * Alan Humphrey <alan.humphrey at comcast.net
>     <mailto:alan.humphrey at comcast.net>> [2006-05-17 17:10]:
>      > Given previous discussions about the various AJAX toolkits
>      > available, I wonder if anyone on the list has an opinion about
>      > Google's offering?
> 
> 
>     Someone else who has more interest in Yet Another JS Library will
>     have to check if there's a useful extractable JS lib in there
>     that can be used separately from the Java mumbojumbo.
> 
> 
> Mumbojumbo? I think this looks really cool. This is not YAJSLib, it's a 
> java compiler that outputs cross-browser-compliant js + html. I say wow! 
> Thanks for pointing this out...

Wow? Bah, there are several similar things already in Java and at least 
one commercial project that compiles down multiple languages.

And this isn't even a compiler anyway, it's an AWT for the web - which 
is damn interesting but nothing like what you seem to be talking about.

And of course almost certainly unbrandable as all hell - although at 
least probably better than ASP.Net.

If this is "wow", get out from under your rock and use the main bit of 
google to go find the already-extant alternatives :)