> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 10:34 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: AJAX vs. RIA > > OK, that explains why we have a disconnect here. I know that the acronym > RIA could stand for more than Flash, but I've not seen it used to describe > anything except a Flash/Webservice driven application, so I meant RIA = > Flash. > > So why is AJAX needed with Flash (I'm no Flash expert) if Flash can > already > call a web service?
It's not "needed" but it can help. You can inform both Flash and DHTML interfaces using AJAX-style programming. So in those cases where you're using both you can construct a single data access layer to feed both. More importantly they both support a new model for considering web applications. Learning one makes the other easier and then you've got two choices in your toolbox - which one is "right" then depends on the task at hand. I think the crux of your point is correct - on the surface the two do seem to conflict more than compliment. But I think in the end they'll actually help each other more than hinder as techniques with both of them seeing wide use. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177196 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
