Steven, some valid points here...
--- Steven Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So what does the matrix look like? > In terms of reusable components Flex/Laszlo are > ahead of AJAX although > libraries like Dojo and Scriptaculous not to mention > the whole OO revolution > in Javascript (GWT and Yahoo) is quickly closing > this gap. One thing to > consider it that Flex is not open source so if you > find a bug or need > customization your options are limited. This is why > I prefer Laszlo. > > For those that need multimedia Flash is a great > client for streaming media > and vector animation. BUT Flex/Laszlo does not > include a streaming media > server and the Flash Media Server is an expensive > addition. > You don't need > FMS for streaming media to the client but > Adobe/Macromedia likes you to > think you do. They claim that using HTTP streaming effects the quality of the video in some way. Have you experienced this? I know that Adobe would have some serious problems by introducing incompatibilities at that level. > > At this time AJAX uses HTTP 1.0 persistent > connections and/or polling > schemes informally known as Comet but nothing as > robust as the RTMP/AMF > protocol found in Flash. Is there any way to exploit the capabilities of RTMP/AMF without an Adobe server-side product? Are there any easy ways use this protocol with server-side java? > > I do not deny that Flex is powerful platform and if > you are going to build > collaborative environments it is even more > compelling. > > One final note is both AJAX and Flex ability to do > mashups or access remote > APIs via XML-RPC and REST. If you were going to > build a webapp which needed > a Google map or YouTube video you should be able to > do it in both (although > I haven't tried a Google map in Flash). This is the > next frontier. I doubt that Flex will offer too many choices at the client level for anything but Flash. To me that is the clear advantage of Laszlo, as it is a technology clearly independent of Flash or Adobe. I feel though, that Flash is really going to dominate technology at this level and all the different AJAX flavors will play second fiddle to Flash apps. Some announcements suggest that Google shares this view. Microsoft is going to get squeezed because they have no opportunity to replace Flash at the browser level, and may make the mistake of trying to enter this market due to their poor internal organization. My primary concern is that Laszlo will be blown out of the water by Adobe. Laszlo clearly runs the risk of having its life support cut off, as it relies heavily on the publication efforts of Adobe Inc. I would sooner use Laszlo if I had some insurance that it would survive in the long term. thx, jmz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
