On Dec 11, 2007 9:10 AM, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't Silverlight and Flash just an attempt to put the internet genie > back in the bottle, by developing "rich internet apps" (RIAs) in a > proprietary language with proprietary development tools and encumbered > runtimes, rather than open-standards-development? I'll agree that > HTML/CSS/JavaScript/XML is anything but an ideal development > environment, but isn't Flash/Silverlight just an attempt to rehash > VB/VFP's ActiveDocuments? >
Sorry but you missed the boat on what Silverlight is. It's a presentation that is markup based. It separates the code to function from the display/content rendering. This pinpoints the frustration you have to make a button look pretty , as well as operate like you decided. Flash was a tool/language to create a packaged display of content that may have workflows depending on input along the way. Silverlight is not that at all. It is just a display tool. It can work with html as well as all the other tools out there js, AJAX, .... > > Bonus question: Compare and contrast Silverlight to Java for extra credit. > > Java is like .NET as being all encompassing. Silverlight is just a display tool. Adapted for VISUAL effects that can also hold data. So making a catalog on line can now be more dramatic or inspiring vs the older static way of doing things. NetFlicks uses silverlight to present movies. NorthFace uses it to sell jackets. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
