Hi Diego,
>>- fast to load >> > >Qooxdoo also gives you part loading, where you can split your application >and load various parts on demand (only when the code is used in your >application). I don't use parts (yet) and the apps I've made are between 1.3Mb and 1.8Mb when optimised (aka "minimised" or "generate build" in qooxdoo) and while the first access has to download that big file, subsequent startup times are within a second or two. That big size would be a problem if lots of new users were always signing up for the first time, but if your users are well-known regular users then its not a problem. >>- desktop like Yes, that's the big benefit of Qooxdoo IMHO, that it allows real desktop development via a browser. Development tools for large desktop apps (like "real" OO and rich GUI widgets) that we had in the 90's are finally here in the browser in a consistent, supported platform. >You certainly can create desktop like applications with Qooxdoo. > >> - compatible thru major browsers (from IE6 to Opera 11) > >Qooxdoo does a good job to hide the browser specifics from the developer >and >user. > >Note, though, that IE6 has a REALLY SLOW JS-engine, so if you have a >substantial application the user experience will certainly suffer. There's also more and more evidence to justify that IE6 support is less and less worthwhile (try http://www.ie6countdown.com/) but the key thing is to know your users, and that will tell you whether you need to support IE6 (or IE7). One of my customers is still running a Qooxdoo 0.8 app, and about 3 years ago they agreed to ban IE6 & IE7 completely - the website won't even let you log in with IE6; it was a difficult decision at the time but we pointed to security risks and corporates like paypal and youtube that had removed support for IE6. Having said that, it was only because we found an obscure bug under IE6 that forced the issue, i.e. it was easier to drop support for IE6 than try and fix it! Otherwise the app was slow but worked fine. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ qooxdoo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel
