Open Flex links, 2…

Open Flex links, 2: There are many more posts and opinion now. I’ll be linking here to ones where I learn a little something different. Links will be in chronological order, oldest findings first. Earlier linklist here…….

The Flash vs. AJAX battle needs to be evaluated amongst the target ‘developers’.

Adobe is clear that Flex was designed with ‘enterprise developers’ in mind. I use quotes because there is no single definition of ‘enterprise developer’.

If we look at this list of parties involved in a typical RIA app, Adobe is coming at the market from 1 to 4 whereas AJAX appeals to folks in 4 to 1. Actually, I’d go out on a limb and say folks in 4 don’t even know Adobe for more than photoshop.

1 Designer
2 Web developer (i.e. uses dreamweaver mainly)
3 Skilled dynamic web developer
4 JEE/.NET Enterprise developer

I’m not a fan of Flash (sorry - I can’t function without mouse gestures for back & forward page movement). But, Flash benefits from being the “only game in town from a trusted vendor”. With AJAX, you’re making a bet that the AJAX vendor/toolkit you pick is the one that will be around in 2 or 5 years. With all the AJAX choices out there today, we’re clearly going to see some consolidation.

There is definitely room for both Flash & AJAX. Since Apollo lets you run AJAX on the Apollo runtime, doesn’t it mean that the Flash player does/could run AJAX also?

Thanks for the post, Savio. I agree - there is room for both Flash and Ajax. Adobe made a wise move in open sourcing Flex.

For Adobe and developers, this is really win-win. One of the most exciting things for me is that some of the better custom components could, in theory, make it into the core release. This gives a lot of incentive for the people out there extending Flex by themselves, and gives developers using the framework the best components out there.

Thanks for the post, Savio. I agree - there is room for both Flash and Ajax. Adobe made a wise move in open sourcing Flex.

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This technology ridden world is approaching with a new development everyday. Today’s high competition drives you to find the best software that fulfils the exact needs of your business in minimum possible time and at most appropriate budget….

thanks

With AJAX, you’re making a bet that the AJAX vendor/toolkit you pick is the one that will be around in 2 or 5 years. With all the AJAX choices out there today, we’re clearly going to see some consolidation.

For Adobe and developers, this is really win-win. One of the most exciting things for me is that some of the better custom components could, in theory, make it into the core release.

there is room for both Flash and Ajax. Adobe made a wise move in open sourcing Flex

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there is room for both Flash and Ajax. Adobe made a wise move in open sourcing Flex

I agree - there is room for both Flash and Ajax. Adobe made a wise move in open sourcing Flex.