Can I build a web GIS application using the Geomajas 1.4 java API (i.e. without the javascript API)?

It would be difficult to start using Geomajas 1.4 without using at least a little bit Javascript. You can keep it to a bare minimum by using only default functionality (such as shown in the example applications), but if you want to add your own functionality, you would need Javascript understanding.

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