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Microsoft Silverlight 4 vs. Adobe Flash 10.1

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the there-could-be-only-one dept.

superapecommando writes "The richest RIA platforms today (and for the foreseeable future) come from clashing titans Adobe and Microsoft, whose Flash and Silverlight platforms both combine excellent tools for developers and designers, broad client support, strong support for server-side technologies, digital rights management capabilities, and the ability to satisfy use cases as varied as enterprise dashboards, live video streaming, and online games. And each has spawned new updates, to Flash 10.1/AIR 2 and Silverlight 4 respectively, which put them on a near-level playing field. Which one should you choose?"

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  1. Alien Versus Predator by Sockatume · · Score: 4, Funny

    Insert your own joke here.

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    1. Re:Alien Versus Predator by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Two peanuts were walking down the street. One was assaulted.

    2. Re:Alien Versus Predator by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      A guy walks into a bar and sees a dog lying in the corner licking his balls. He turns to the bartender and says, "Boy, I wish I could do that."

      The Bartender replies, "You'd better try petting him first."

    3. Re:Alien Versus Predator by Andrewkov · · Score: 2, Funny

      Which one would you choose? That's like asking if you would prefer a punch in the face or a kick in the groin.

    4. Re:Alien Versus Predator by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

      A Microsoft developer and an Adobe developer walk into a bar. Neither one lost their iPhone prototype.

    5. Re:Alien Versus Predator by naz404 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Two atoms were walking down a street.

      One of them goes: "Stop! I think I just lost an electron!"

      "Are you sure?"

      "Yeah, I'm positive!"

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    6. Re:Alien Versus Predator by TheJokeExplainer · · Score: 3, Funny

      A neutron walks into a bar and asks the bartender, "How much for a drink?"

      "For you, no charge."

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    7. Re:Alien Versus Predator by TheJokeExplainer · · Score: 3, Funny

      I don't think you grasped the theme here.

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    8. Re:Alien Versus Predator by amliebsch · · Score: 1, Funny

      Heh. He he he. Ha ha haaa! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaa! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAHAA! HAAAAA&T%$J94b=sf

        +++NO CARRIER

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    9. Re:Alien Versus Predator by mickwd · · Score: 1, Funny

      A Microsoft developer and an Adobe developer try to walk into an Apple bar.

      Neither succeeds.

      Apple set the bar too high.

  2. JavaFX by mattwrock · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know there is a Java bias here, but as a Swing developer JavaFX really rocks. I like that I can do the same things as Adobe and Microsoft, but code in my preferred language. The enterprise tools are coming out now, but the ability to animate objects easily makes you think out of the box for some applications. If you are a Java guy, check it out!

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    1. Re:JavaFX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You know, I was thinking that the headline of this article made it sound like a special olympics boxing bout. Then you mentioned Java's Swing and suddenly I'm reminded of the my battles against that UI framework and it's glut of useless layout managers. Given a choice between coding in Java/Swing and being assailed by a retard with a baseball bat, I'd volunteer for the latter.

  3. Re:To appease the most visitors with ease by shadowrat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Silverlight has abysmal support on WINDOWS! I have all the dev tools installed and certain Microsoft pages still ask me to install silverlight when I visit them.

  4. JavaFX by characterZer0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    JavaFX

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  5. Re:Absolutely by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    He said "computer," not tech toys.

  6. Re:JavaFX - Oblig. Madbean by Pinkybum · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://madbean.com/anim/totallygridbag/