tronda wrote: > I think the main reason is what Carl said. With HTML 5 Google is able > to drive the standard. With JavaFX/Applet/JavaPlugin this isn't the > case. Flash the same. The web standards has served Google good in the > past and I think this will be able to serve Google good in the future. > I also think it is important to get momentum behind HTML 5 and Google > is probably pushing it to avoid having developers turning to Flash/ > JavaFX/Silverlight as a solution for their highly interactive content. > I consider this a good thing. > While I'd consider pushing developers away from Silverlight a good thing, I can't consider architecting with any substantive piece of code in JavaScript a good thing -- and interactive HTML == JavaScript in most any real case.
If you have a tiny client UI, fine, but as things grow JavaScript becomes a really nasty technology. GWT is helpful in getting you around this -- until you hit the wall. Java and JavaFX are far more attractive in this regard. -- Jess Holle --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
