GWT and Wicket

Introduction

Wicket and GWT are both component-oriented web application frameworks, but they take opposite approaches to state management. Wicket pages and sessions are composed and maintained entirely on the server, and a round trip takes place when reflecting any significant changes to them in the browser. GWT pages, on the other hand, are composed of JavaScript widgets running on the client-side, where state is maintained and ongoing server communication occurs against a flat RPC layer.

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