Making the switch from GWT to AngularJS

The Bandwidth Dashboard was initially developed using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) in June 2012, and since then has been serving over 2 million requests per month. However, the author argues that migrating from GWT to AngularJS would be beneficial for the application, its users, and developers. The reasons include improving UI experience, quick response to customer needs, and allowing graphic designers to contribute easily. Some of the issues with GWT include slow compilation time, excessive boilerplate code, and difficulty in incorporating contributions from graphic designers. AngularJS is chosen as a potential replacement due to its ability to create responsive applications, ease of design iteration, and compatibility with standard UI assets. The author also mentions that using AngularJS could improve the deployment process by allowing simpler and cheaper methods like Apache HTTP server or static hosting services like S3.