On Apr 7, 2004, at 7:09 AM, Christian Cantrell wrote:
>
> I actually don't find the performance to be all that bad.��
I guess that performance is like beauty -- in the eye of the beholder.
Its a nit, I admit -- but if it can't do a simple thing and perform
well then that could easily taint one's overall perception of the
product.
> Your XUL
> example is obviously much faster, however as Sam pointed out, that's
> not really a fair comparison.��
I would like to see a Fair comparison --maybe, Ill write a Flash tree
myself.
I think it would help if Macr would include some explanation, on the
site, of what's happening -- it is noticeably slower than any menu
trees I've seen -- maybe with good reason.
> Additionally, I don't think XUL is a
> very viable solution given the size of the audience that it
> addresses.��
Ah, but that logic has flaws too, I can remember, not too long ago,
when CF had a minor market share.
Also, IMO, one of the (several) reasons that IE won the browser wars
was that its browser provided function (via ActiveX) that was either
not available or not usable (read download time and performance of
applets) in other browsers. If the only way a user can get the
function and/or performance he needs is to download a free browser or
plugin -- then why wouldn't he.
I sit here on a Mac and if I want to develop a UI that includes a
wysiwig editor, my choice is pretty clear -- I must develop for IE on
windows platform.
So far, all the Mac editors I've seen are wygiwyw (pronounced
Wiggy-Woo) -- What You Get Isn't What You Want! Theoretically, one
should be able to write a pretty good editor in Flash, that would be
platform/browser independent!
Is guess the point is: Ubiquity is not the only consideration and it
can be a fleeting advantage,
> Performance is your point, however, and not ubiquity, so I will say
> that although I find the performance of Flex applications to be quite
> acceptable, Macromedia is fully aware of the importance of performance
> as it relates to our RIA strategy.��I obviously can't get into
> specifics, but I will say that performance is a big priority at
> Macromedia.
>
>
I would expect no less, but that is good to hear, anyway
Macr has a proven track record when it comes to expending the resource
necessary to attain the performance and quality needed to produce a
superior product -- CFMX/JRun attest to that!
I do look forward to using Flash for RIAs
Guess I'll crack open that Flex evaluation CD & see what happens.
Dick
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