Google I/O 2008 - Reusing Google APIs with GWT

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Channel: Google for Developers · 2008 · Science & Technology

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Reusing Google APIs with Google Web Toolkit
Miguel Mendez (Google)

We like to say that GWT brings software engineering to the crazy world of Ajax, and of course straightforward code reuse is a cornerstone of smart software engineering. Naturally, then, we had to create easy-to-reuse jars that provide Java-friendly versions of the popular Google JavaScript APIs. It's called the Google API Library for GWT.

Heard of Google Maps? Gears? It's in there. Gadgets, too. Come to this hands-on session to see just how easy it can be to employ Google APIs in your GWT projects.

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