> >Laszlo code is written in XML and _javascript_ as opposed to the
> >Movie/ActionScript construct of Flash.
>
> I think that this is a key statement because it allows new developers
> to
> leverage existing knowledge as opposed to having to learn yet another
> language.
Yes! I can write Flash, but I am uncomfortable with it (the IDE drives
me crazy and the structure seems to get in my way). This probably is
just me -- and a left brain, right brain sort of thing. I have a
friend who is a graphic artist who swears by Flash. And some of the
things I've seen that use Flash are fantastic -- that's why I keep
coming back to it.
> >I think I like it.
>
> Me too. Hopefully Flex takes the strengths of Laszlo and other similar
> products and improves on the developer and client experience.
Yes! I would like to see Flex. No question, in my mind that MM will
provide a top-quality product with great support!
> If you want a good real-world example of Laszlo in action, Howard
> Dean's
> campaign calendar uses Laszlo for its presentation, and I think it's a
> pretty solid little app:
>
> http://cal.deanforamerica.com:8080/lps-1.0.2/calendar/index.html
>
Nice App -- performs well.
>
> >Performance appears to be a little sluggish
>
> Since the SWF is run client-side, is it your machine? What sort of
> machine
> are you running? All the samples I've run from their site (and others
> like
> the Howard Dean calendar above) run smoothly for me.
>
Right now, I have a lot running on my 1GHz 1Gig RAM Mac PB. But I
thought performance of LZ was sluggish, earlier, when I was running
very little else.
The optimizer might help, and should reduce the code size.
Ya know, LZ performance reminds me a little of CFMX 6.0 compared to
earlier versions -- development delays due to recompiling the CF
templates with each change & slower overall performance in many things.
Now, MM has done an outstanding job with the performance of the
latest version of CFMX. Maybe as LZ and Flex get a little history
under their belts...
> >Anyway, this might be a good alternative to Flash for those of us who
> >are uneasy with Flash model.
> >
>
> I think, if nothing else, it's a great indication of what can be done
> with
> programmatic Flash. RIA development legitimately opens up to a whole
> new
> developer community who are used to coding (not that it's closed by
> any
> means now, but it's a slightly different pardigm). I also think
> Laszlo/Flex
> will be 2 of several driving forces behind the next generation of RIA
> development (Microsoft's Avalon being another one that comes to mind,
> but
> only God knows when that'll be available!).
>
I certainly am in that group -- guess I suffer from stage fright %^)>
Dick
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