Hi, Check out this video of a digital "Wired" prototype on a tablet device (done in Adobe AIR): http://www.leonardorisuleo.info/blog/?p=419
We've heard over the last couple of weeks how the iPad could change journalism, and I think this is what "Magazine 2.0" could look like. Of course, being in Adobe AIR, it'll run on most tablets, but not on the iPad (but I suspect there'll be an iPad version available if "Wired" decides to roll that out). I think this also shows how JavaFX is lacking. Why didn't Sun/Oracle do this demo with "Wired"? It seems that JavaFX does everything required here (animation, video, touch). >From the outside, JavaFX seems to me to be too much engineering-driven (arguably, an inherent Sun strength or weakness, depending on how you look at it): When you want to woo designers (as JavaFX does), you need to spend more on design. Why is the JavaFX samples site so lacking (http://javafx.com/samples/) - one sample even hung my browser (the Swing/JavaFX mixture from Josh). TourDeFlex is what the samples site should look like (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/tourdeflex/web/). Where are the public JavaFX showcases (the Olympic medal app is ok but won't get anybody to switch from Flash or Silverlight). The JVM is already a lot faster than the Flash Player, so maybe instead of rewriting your graphic stack, spend more money on design and designers and appealing showcases. Flex is as strong as ever, and if the rumors are true, then Silverlight may be what you'll write Windows Phone 7 apps in, so that'll be a nice boost there, too. Please, JavaFX, put up a good fight. -- 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.
