> Is it me, or has anyone else noticed there's a REALLY strong > push for Flash lately at all the CFUGs and conferences?? Is > there any particular reason for this?
Sure. MM sells CF, MM sells Flash, MM would like more money! On a more serious note, though, I think that MM's strategy is to push developers into what you might call "rich client" applications. There are a lot of limitations in what you can do with an HTML GUI. Flash goes far beyond those limitations, allowing you to build applications that provide significantly more functionality. The reason that web applications are popular isn't because of the great HTML interface - it's probably close to as bad an interface as possible. So, the logical next step is to provide web-based applications with better interfaces. This was the original promise of Java, if you remember back a few years. Flash is a tool which can fulfill that promise. > I like Flash - don't get me wrong. But I view it as a GUI > frill that I doubt I can sell to my clients who want a > functional business application. Anyone here can tell me > why/how I could sell them Flash which would be over and > above CF development? It's a common programmers' mistake to think about interfaces as a "frill". For an end-user, the interface is ALL THERE IS. Good interface design is necessary for a good application. HTML interfaces may be passable, but I wouldn't consider them "good" - you'd really hate to use every function on your computer through such an interface, wouldn't you? So, to counteract this misunderstanding, you might show functional business applications written in Flash to your clients. In such an application, you'll see things that would be impractical or impossible in HTML - using Flash to add functionality, instead of "skip intro" glitter. These applications are out there. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
