I was asked by the company I work to create a web user interface for a fleet managment system they have developed.
This system is written in java so I thought that the library I should compatible with java or language neutral. Additionally it should be free/open source, as well as full-featured
After a small search I found the following libraries:
1) http://dhtmlx.com/index.shtml
Currently I face the following critical question: should I rely on a server side library for the creation of the User Interface or should I prefer a client side one ?
What is more are there any other important web user interface libraries that I should be aware of ?
Since I do not have any experience in the topic, every advice will be very useful : )
I'd say go for Vaadin. It's Swing like development without the HTML, JavaScript, CSS and any other "helpfull libraries". Even though this is a polyglot development time, pick simplicity and productivity over flexibility. You'll thank yourself in the long run.