Micha Schopman wrote: > It would be if it brought something really new, but why would one choose > Flash for leveraging client applications. Why would one choose a Flash > Application over a Java / .NET application for the desktop? And why > would one choose a Flash application over a Java application on a mobile > phone. Strange moves imho.
Mobile is easy... it's cheaper to do in SWF than Java. For instance, China's current phones are lower-end and have a J2ME engine but can't yet support SWF, yet applications for these phones are commonly developed and tested in SWF, before being passed to inexpensive Java programmers for implementations. (The "desktop" question doesn't scan for me, because the Flash client can work with either type of backend, and I'm assuming that you're not comparing with .NET or Java clientside.) jd -- John Dowdell . Macromedia Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA Weblog: http://www.macromedia.com/go/blog_jd Aggregator: http://www.macromedia.com/go/weblogs Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:209169 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
