> You can have just as lightweight interface in Flash then you can in > HTML, i'd go a pepsi challenge on that alone - simply put flash has > auto-optimization. It has more feedback capabilities for one and can > support more browsers then javascript :)
OK - 1 free pepsi for you once you've built a feature for feature replica of gmail in Flash :) I get where you and the rest of the RIA crew are coming from but I disagree. Why? I don't think RIA's have a significant future in the mainstream. For some niche interfaces they are great and for fun stuff & kids stuff Flash can't be beat. I've got few reasons to back up my logic but none of them are really convincing enough to justify what I'm saying. I've just got a gut feeling that the qualities that have really made the web work are not readily apparent in Flash. Some (like addressibility) can be hitched on with effort, but it doesn't naturally lend itself to the real strengths of the web. I guess you could say its on a tangent. Its a unique and useful tangent, but its not going to be able to break out of a few niches. I'm not talking about Flash as a development environment or AS2 as a language, I mean Flash as a medium for delivering content and services to users. I used to love Flash and hate HTML, but I've pretty much come full circle. Having said all that - at one point I thought XML was all hype and that it would never take off :) We'll see. -- Mark Stanton Gruden Pty Ltd http://www.gruden.com --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
