RE: future of flash (yes, that old chestnut again)

2013-05-15 Thread Mike_L_McConnell
@Timothy '"Standards-based" is criteria #0 of the open internet. No matter how slick, non-standards-based technologies are not open, and __that_alone__ makes them inferior.' I'm sorry, but this argument makes no sense. If there is a more feature rich and capable technology that allows you to del

Re: future of flash (yes, that old chestnut again)

2013-05-15 Thread Mike_L_McConnell
I worry less about the message than I do the motivation behind the push towards HTML5. It still makes no sense to me from a developer's perspective, though I've tried very hard to understand it. "Standards based" or not, HTML5 is inferior technology when compared to what can be delivered with Fla

Re: future of flash (yes, that old chestnut again)

2013-05-14 Thread Mike_L_McConnell
That is my recollection as well. We are about 16 months into that by now. I can't believe Flash Player will suddenly drop off the face of the planet, though. Something will replace it or it will simply continue on as it does today. M. McConnell From: Lee Burrows To: users@flex.apache.

Re: Future of Flex technology

2013-02-28 Thread Mike_L_McConnell
If you put 10 people in a room and asked them to identify the platform on which their iPhone/iPad/Android app is based, 9 of them would ask "what in the cornbread hell are you talking about?". The 10th would use a bit stronger expletive. MLM From: Alain Ekambi To: users@flex.apache.or

Re: Future of Flex technology

2013-02-28 Thread Mike_L_McConnell
And why would you care about, or put stock in, the questionable decisions of other developers? Unless the "numbers" point to the extinction of the technology (which they don't), just use the best tool for the job. I can guarantee you, most users don't know or care about the technology underlying

Re: Future of Flex technology

2013-02-28 Thread Mike_L_McConnell
Wow...Irrelevant? That's an absurd statement. I think you're just flame baiting MLM From: Alain Ekambi To: users@flex.apache.org, Date: 02/28/2013 09:05 AM Subject:Re: Future of Flex technology Now lets keep it real. Flex is irrelevant on mobile. 2013/2/28 Haissam

Re: mobile skin

2013-02-08 Thread Mike_L_McConnell
Have you looked at e-skimo? (https://github.com/People-in-action/eskimo) M. McConnell From: Oliver Wiemer To: , Date: 02/08/2013 11:42 AM Subject:mobile skin hi guys, which mobile skin do you use? i'm searching for a skin with wheels an the other IOS components. Any hint?