Comments on: Microsoft Silverlight: It’s Like Flash without an Installed Base http://www.damnhandy.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-silverlight-its-like-flash-without-an-installed-base/ A blog about Java, REST, and other stuff. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:13:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: nick d http://www.damnhandy.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-silverlight-its-like-flash-without-an-installed-base/#comment-78280 nick d Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:18:57 +0000 http://www.damnhandy.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-silverlight-its-like-flash-without-an-installed-base/#comment-78280 installed base doh - if only they owned the OS then they could build it in to all new PC's and put it on their update site. wait.... installed base doh - if only they owned the OS then they could build it in to all new PC’s and put it on their update site.

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]]> By: Chris http://www.damnhandy.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-silverlight-its-like-flash-without-an-installed-base/#comment-49879 Chris Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:40:57 +0000 http://www.damnhandy.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-silverlight-its-like-flash-without-an-installed-base/#comment-49879 You are right about the creative products, I do both creative work and am heavily involved in .NET programming. The Adobe creative products whip Expression hands down no contest no argument. Here is the problem. Flash = Java, Java = crap. Sorry thats just the way it is I have no affinity nor do I recieve a check from Microsoft, I program java server side on solaris on a daily basis and I like it (for server side), and I like eclipse (Java IDE) but when it comes to developing client side applications, or applications hosted on a windows server, .NET is superior in every aspect. Microsoft really pulled ahead of the crowd with .NET. Expression blends (no pun intended) into .NET seamlessly meaning I can create a decent creative front end and write the functionaility of the program (ie. make my pretty designs actually useful) in C# which is a dream. I have used the FLEX framework for Flash and it SUCKS. So flash is nice, I like the design environment but I can do nothing with it after that. Its great for developing graphic content not Rich Internet Applications, they are way behind. Adobe must do a better job with regards to programing API's. They should start with MONO as it is cross platform and could easily interface with .NET. Bottom line, if Adobe and Apple don't drop the strict Java adherence, they will always be Ipods, and Iphones (no problem with this at all they make billions of dollars), and Flash will always be for annoying banners with flying words talking about synergy advertising some new widget. Java was a good concept that is going down with SUN (A company with terrible moral, constant pink slips, and lack of vision). I actually think Adobe stands to gain a tremendous advantage if they concentrate on the UI and leave the programatic functionality abstract, so it can interface easily with .NET technology. You are right about the creative products, I do both creative work and am heavily involved in .NET programming. The Adobe creative products whip Expression hands down no contest no argument. Here is the problem. Flash = Java, Java = crap. Sorry thats just the way it is I have no affinity nor do I recieve a check from Microsoft, I program java server side on solaris on a daily basis and I like it (for server side), and I like eclipse (Java IDE) but when it comes to developing client side applications, or applications hosted on a windows server, .NET is superior in every aspect. Microsoft really pulled ahead of the crowd with .NET. Expression blends (no pun intended) into .NET seamlessly meaning I can create a decent creative front end and write the functionaility of the program (ie. make my pretty designs actually useful) in C# which is a dream. I have used the FLEX framework for Flash and it SUCKS. So flash is nice, I like the design environment but I can do nothing with it after that. Its great for developing graphic content not Rich Internet Applications, they are way behind. Adobe must do a better job with regards to programing API’s. They should start with MONO as it is cross platform and could easily interface with .NET. Bottom line, if Adobe and Apple don’t drop the strict Java adherence, they will always be Ipods, and Iphones (no problem with this at all they make billions of dollars), and Flash will always be for annoying banners with flying words talking about synergy advertising some new widget. Java was a good concept that is going down with SUN (A company with terrible moral, constant pink slips, and lack of vision). I actually think Adobe stands to gain a tremendous advantage if they concentrate on the UI and leave the programatic functionality abstract, so it can interface easily with .NET technology.

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