Why Haven't GWT- and Script#-style Frameworks Become Dominant?
With GWT, we can write code in Java and have it translated to JavaScript code. With Script#, we can write code in C# and have it translated to JavaScript code. It sounds GWT and Script# will save web developers from suffering javascript pains. Then, why these tools haven't been dominant? Why still people dedicated to write javascript code? Multiple reasons, and which one is most important differs from developer to deverloper. Here are two: Because JavaScript is a more nice/flexible/powerful/(insert adjective of choice here) language than Java/C# People don't trust the output generated by GWT