Google Web Toolkit 2.5 Final Released

Google Development Team have already released the Google Web Toolkit 2.5 Final which features new optimizations with major enhancements. The Google Web Toolkit was released on October 26, 2012 by the official Google Web Toolkit Blog. Some of the major enhancements were Super Dev Mode and the Elemental Library have the status of "experimental." Google was not able to release the final version of the Google Web Toolkit when the GWT 2.5 RC1 was released at the end of June although the developer community have anticipated that the follow up will come after 1 month but it took four months before the final version was released. Some speculations stated that the cause of delay was the fact that the GWT is now under the control of the steering committee rather than being fully Google-controlled but it is still unclear although there are minor changes and bug fixes since the original release candidate. The highlight of the GWT 2.5 Final release is the experimental Super Dev Mode which replaces the current Development Mode. It requires no browser plugins, making it easier to support additional browsers including those on mobile devices. The latest final version also introduces a debugger to inspect the running GWT applications. Another highlight of the GWT 2.5 Final is the new (experimental) Elemental Library which is designed to provide "fast, lightweight and "to the metal" web programming for developers who are familiar with browsers' JavaScript APIs. The Final version of the GWT 2.5 also includes new optimizations that produces 20% code size reduction and 39% reduction in the initial download size of its showcase application. The integration of Google's Closure Compiler as an optional backend is one optimization feature and added with an improved Code Splitter. It has also a new accesibility library that covers the W3C Aria standard. The Extension to UiBinder have been added also to support Cell rendering and event handling. IsRenderable/RenderablePanel types have been introduced also which significantly improve rendering time and reduce latency of complex UiBinder UIs. For more information regarding the Google Web Toolkit 2.5 Final Release just head on to Release Notes of GWT 2.5 Final. You can also download the latest version of the GWT 2.5 Final Release.