Pretty much agree with everything you say here Robert - especially about revWeb - community provided JavaScript integration libraries are what we need.
On 13 May 2010 23:16, Robert Mann <r...@free.fr> wrote: > > The recent change in iphone policy and runrev plans have shaken my > strategic > tree over here in France. > > So i decided not to wait any longer for the ipad dream, and to launch my > first app as mac and windows desktop !! I also decided to dig javascript as > it has become so central nowadays; being at the heart of webBrowsers. > Wanted > to share views on that : > > I identified SproutCore framework and wondered if Jerry is working with > that > kind of framework!? > > It seems there is now 3 approaches to javascript-webapps : > - "thin" client (all done on server side, eg that standard dynamic CMS > sites > on-rev excells at) > - "fat" client (static HTML5 CSS with lots of Javascript all around that > can > directly interact with data servers, like SproutCore) > - and.. a "sportive" approach.. which I thought off with on-rev, which is a > dynamic CMS using .irev scripts the most and as little javascript as > possible, and possibly jQuery scripts to keep cross-browser > compatibility... > > .. and that is where RevIgniter, which I found so impressive seem to go! : > > "This version includes a new library, > which lets you write jQuery code for event handling, > animation and Ajax interactions using revTalk." > > Now sproutCOre has a touch librairy and an IDE just out of the oven... and > with phoneGap still being ok with apple new strategy.. it seems like an > interesting doable route for mainstream information orientated iphone apps. > [and we'll soon see what rodeo brings in that arena too!] > > I'll be testing those 2 frameworks shortly and let know.. and of course any > views, maybe on a separate thread? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > as far as the main subject of this thread was... Kevin's annoucement, > > to make it short : I'm ok not to have any money back from the mobile > program > (to be crude about it...) BUT I would like A) to get ANDROID mobile instead > of iPhone (seems fair! eventhough i'll ditch my dream regarding iPad). > > If we get maemo, window mobile and android : we'll be kings! and thankfull > to runrev!! Because if ever one wants to cover the whole lot of mobiles, > javascript and HTML open up : iPhone, webOs, and Blackberry.. another good > reason to consider javascript as language n°2 as a complement to xTalk! > > and B) Also just ONE MORE STEP for the on-rev : the possibility to have > closed STACKS instead of opened .irev so that a market can develop there > (this is a year long awaited request!) > > To my view the revWeb plugin is kind of useless road which I would not > pursue at great expense, since javascript seems to provide the fuel for > webapps now (demos at SproutCore). I must was enthousiastic at first but > just cannot make it to rely on that one. > > I would prefer that a minimal audio/video library be made, like the > datagrid > enhancement of last year (simple fade in and out, cross fademix, minimal > reverb, tone correction and normalization) and possibility to ouput a > compressed quicktime format. It is important to be able to produce good > quality audio/video by program too since runrev claims to be a media > platform. > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Thoughts-on-Kevin-s-announcement-tp2172675p2215870.html > Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
