I have deployed a very 'rough' GWT application, you can check it out here. This is an Eight Queens Puzzle solution using GWT. Hosting is with Mochahost using Tomcat. Technically there is no reason to host this application with a Tomcat instance, but I thought it would be fun to take the same Java code and let Tomcat run the Eight Queens solution on the server and then let GWT compile the Java code to Javascript and run it on your client browser.
With a fast processor and Google Chrome I don't see why someone out there cannot beat the calculation time for the puzzle on their browser! The bulk of the time on the browser is spent building the chess boards and populating the queens onto the board. The Eight Queens Puzzle solution just takes a few seconds, or in the case of Crome miliseconds.
Lots more to come including:
With a fast processor and Google Chrome I don't see why someone out there cannot beat the calculation time for the puzzle on their browser! The bulk of the time on the browser is spent building the chess boards and populating the queens onto the board. The Eight Queens Puzzle solution just takes a few seconds, or in the case of Crome miliseconds.
Lots more to come including:
- Source code
Make the web page look better
Some other ideas I had:
- Capture user agent information and store calculation times based on browser type and OS
- Add a selection box so the user can select their processor speed and save this data with the solution time.
- Build a report showing data based on cpu speed, browser type, bowser version, and OS
For more information on how to setup GWT with Tomcat hosting using Mochahost please see my previous post on GWT hosting.
Please leave me any feedback here. Thanks!
