I find it very difficult to imagine Flash succeeding as an application development platform for a number of reasons:
First of all, with the "web 2.0" trend, the release of MS's ATLAS framework, and google's slow but steady amassing of "online apps" it is clear that the shift towards the Internet as an application platform is inevitable. That being said, as a developer trying to stay ahead of the curve am I more likely to invest my time into learning Flash, its frames, and actionscript or will I focus on building more intricate web apps using Visual Studio and a language that I am already familiar with?
Secondly, Google has proven that the KISS rule applies to web development. I don't want a web tool that has a flashy preloader everytime I click a button, panels flying wildy across the screen, and ambient background music. I just want a solid app that does what I need it to do.
Development using Visual Studio has little to do with being a man and alot to do with wanting to complete projects within a reasonable timeframe.
As a former PHP-lifer turned Visual Studio lover, I can attest to the fact that Visual Studio WILL cut your time to release numbers significantly/
My 20% stake in Netscape was worth $663 million on the day of the IPO. I remember because later I needed to come up with a tail number for an airplane I bought.
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I find it very difficult to imagine Flash succeeding as an application development platform for a number of reasons:
First of all, with the "web 2.0" trend, the release of MS's ATLAS framework, and google's slow but steady amassing of "online apps" it is clear that the shift towards the Internet as an application platform is inevitable. That being said, as a developer trying to stay ahead of the curve am I more likely to invest my time into learning Flash, its frames, and actionscript or will I focus on building more intricate web apps using Visual Studio and a language that I am already familiar with?
Secondly, Google has proven that the KISS rule applies to web development. I don't want a web tool that has a flashy preloader everytime I click a button, panels flying wildy across the screen, and ambient background music. I just want a solid app that does what I need it to do.
"It's not hard to remember the days when sites using JavaScript would function properly only in Internet Explorer or Mozilla/Netscape"
I must have missed these "days" they speak of. I can't remember a day going by without seeing a JavaScript error being thrown in ANY browser.
Development using Visual Studio has little to do with being a man and alot to do with wanting to complete projects within a reasonable timeframe. As a former PHP-lifer turned Visual Studio lover, I can attest to the fact that Visual Studio WILL cut your time to release numbers significantly/
That is correct. 10 minutes of work and you too can name your site wixi, plexxy, swiggle, gippy.......[insert "trendy" web 2.0 names here]
My 20% stake in Netscape was worth $663 million on the day of the IPO. I remember because later I needed to come up with a tail number for an airplane I bought.
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