replicate, my existing intranet's in flash, create a projector, install
it on a users desktop and automatically pull data from my server, no
html, no dhtml, no _javascript_, etc. Multiple clients, one app. I don't
build websites, they suck. I build applications.
In this case, RIA's are required 100%. This can be done, but there is
just more work to do with a getting a flash form to work like an html
form than it's worth at the moment.
-----Original Message-----
From: Clint Tredway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 11:02 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Flash for Developers/Programmers WAS: Flash Remoting with
Blue Dragon
Flash apps have their place, and they are not websites.
For example, I just rebuilt my companies intranet that was Classic
ASP/DHTML to Flash MX 2004/CFMX with the frontend all being flash. Now,
these are financial tools and CRM tools, client tracking, and the like
and the ASP/DHTML version was a huge pain to maintain where the flash
one is much easier. I did build a way to narrow list/drop downs while
you type(this was huge) a _javascript_ version was available, but it was a
huge pain. Also, the GUI is much easier to use than a HTML GUI, but this
is not a 'website'. These are specific applications that definitely
needed a 'richer' interface than a traditional website.
As for speed of development, I can build a flash form app much quicker
than I can a HTML form app... its drag/drop hook some listenters and
have my CFC's process the data coming in... but Flash RIA's are not
needed for everything. I could not have given my customers(other
employee's) what they wanted in an application without flash this time
around...
my 2 cents...
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