But if AIR can access local and web-based content, unlike a web app, which accesses web-based content only, why not build AIR apps for both local apps and web apps?
-----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 10:38 AM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Need some perspective... > Would it be better to design *web* sites/apps, not native apps, > for iPhone and Android as AIR web sites/apps or as > HTML5/jQuery/CSS sites/apps. > > Is there truly enough difference, especially when a user has > to download a runtime (right?) to run an AIR site/app, to go > to a platform such as AIR and away from HTML, etc? AIR isn't for web applications. AIR is for locally-installed applications. If you want something to run without needing to fetch everything from a web site, use AIR. If you want something to run without needing a web site at all, use AIR. If you want an application that can do things web apps can't do, such as access a local filesystem, use AIR. If you want a web application, build a web application. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:345843 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
