I agree that it's a politically clever move, but not so from a purely technical point of view.
Since Flex Builder 2 is based on Eclipse and since there are several AJAX platforms that have plugins for Eclipse, I suppose that one of the AJAX tool vendors (e.g. Zimbra, Bindows et al) could develop an IDE based on Eclipse that would offer an integrated environment for developing mixed-mode AJAX-Flex2 applications.
The idea behind this move, in my extra humble opinion, is to address developer "inertia" in moving from one tech to another by making it very tempting and easy to make the switch.
Flex 2 is far more powerful than AJAX for many reasons including the following: shifts more of the functionality away from the server leaving it with less load [cross-domain stuff is useful here], offers async pub-sub, far more visual possibilities and cosistency across platforms.
AJAX is fine for email applications and such, and possibly for fancier stuff than we've seen to date (I have seen some advanced AJAX stuff under development that includes some really dynamic graphical elements, e.g. flowcharts, that can be graphically manipulated the user in realtime.) However, Flex can do a lot more as of today, so it is definitely far ahead of AJAX on several fronts, including graphics and distribution/decoupling.
So by allowing AJAX developers easy transition/access to Flex (and vice versa) they are counting on the fact that Flex has far stronger pull effect than AJAX for most creative developers. I believe it's a smart strategy to move the creative types from AJAX to Flex.
A 3rd party Eclipse AJAX/Flex 2 IDE would be very popular in both camps. For example, if Bindows or Zimbra decide to integrate Flex with their toolkits they may succeed in leading the RIA market.
Marc
Renaun Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Here is an article talking about Adobe's development of Flex-AJAX bridge frameworks.This is a great move by Adobe.
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