I didn't make any blanket statement in regard to Flash and bandwidth. I have stated over and over again that it depends on the application. My statement was in reference to the blanket statement made earlier that Flash saved bandwidth.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ V: 415-577-8070 F: 415-341-8906 P: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Wille, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 6:39 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Does Macromedia have some current strong Flash agenda? > > Negative. A GOOD Flash developer is very mindful of bandwidth. Perhaps > you should check with the award winning Flash developer you hired. > > I am not trying to say to anyone that Flash is the end-all, be-all of web > development. Same with ColdFusion MX. What I AM saying, though, is that > the proof is oh-so-simple: when only transmitting data rather than UI > components + data, its obvious to see which will require less bandwidth. > Our Flash developers are very mindful of size/download time of their flash > components, regardless of size or complexity. I think that both you and I > can agree that Flash, when appropriated correctly, CAN save bandwidth. > The converse holds true as well. I just don't appreciate the blanket > implication that Flash ALWAYS is more bandwidth intensive. > > Let's all remember that this is an open forum, we all have the place to > hold our respective opinions, and respect others as well. > > Regards, > > --Paul > > > Paul W. Wille [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------- > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > --------------------------------------------------- > ISITE Design, Inc. -- Senior Programmer > www.isitedesign.com > 615 SW Broadway, Suite 200 > Portland, OR 97205 > 503.221.9860 x110 > 503.221.9865 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thu 8/1/2002 4:36 PM > To: CF-Talk > Cc: > Subject: RE: Does Macromedia have some current strong Flash agenda? > > > > That is absolutely not true. A good Flash developer will create a UI > that meets the business requirements of the application and allows a > user to easily make use of it. That may or may not use more > bandwidth > than an html based application with the same business requirements. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > V: 415-577-8070 > F: 415-341-8906 > P: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wille, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 5:33 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Does Macromedia have some current strong Flash > agenda? > > > > And you are making assumptions as well here. A *GOOD* Flash > developer > > would design the Flash interface to be lightweight, preload once > (or > as > > minimal as possible), and minimize the size of his/her Flash > movies. > No > > different is the argument that CFML is slow. Those of us that > know > CFML > > know that any poor developer can write bad CFML that will > inherently > be > > slow. > > > > I fail to understand your point of view on this. I think you can > see > > where I am coming from. > > > > Paul W. Wille [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------- > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > --------------------------------------------------- > > ISITE Design, Inc. -- Senior Programmer > > www.isitedesign.com > > 615 SW Broadway, Suite 200 > > Portland, OR 97205 > > 503.221.9860 x110 > > 503.221.9865 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 5:26 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Does Macromedia have some current strong Flash > agenda? > > > > > If your whole site is in Flash it loads once. The Flash movie > is > > equal > > > to one or two rich HTML pages in size. Perform more than two > > functions > > > on your site and you're then passing less data than you would > via > > HTML. > > > That's the simplified version of how it works. I doubt Talkers > really > > > cares more about it than that, unless they're actually building > an > > app. > > > Then it's worth it to go into the specifics. > > > > > You are making assumptions. Flash gives you the ability to do > things > you > > couldn't do before in html, which could required higher bandwidth > than > > the equivalent application using html. While the extra bandwidth > may > be > > worth it for a better experience, the extra bandwidth is still > there. > > Flash applications do not inherently save bandwidth. > > > > -Matt > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.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
