Comment on Today, Web Development SucksparentComments−clojurerocks15yWhat is Gmail written in?−bokchoi15yClosurehttp://code.google.com/closure/−clojurerocks15yAny idea why thats being used as opposed to GWT?−gcv15yGmail predates GWT by several years. I'm also not entirely sure Gmail is written in Java to begin with.−swah15yJavascript (who would imagine!)−clojurerocks15yI meant do they use a specific framework. My understanding was that GWT was created out of the work they were doing with gmail which is why all of the samples for GWT look like gmail.−swah15yAnswer by the man himself:http://www.quora.com/What-programming-languages-is-Gmail-imp...
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What is Gmail written in?
Closure
http://code.google.com/closure/
Any idea why thats being used as opposed to GWT?
Gmail predates GWT by several years. I'm also not entirely sure Gmail is written in Java to begin with.
Javascript (who would imagine!)
I meant do they use a specific framework. My understanding was that GWT was created out of the work they were doing with gmail which is why all of the samples for GWT look like gmail.
Answer by the man himself:
http://www.quora.com/What-programming-languages-is-Gmail-imp...