Comments on: Defending Flash http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/31/defending-flash/ Rants and Commentary about Flash/WebDesign/Motion Graphics by Crucial Limit Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:57:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: blixtsystems.com » Debunking Flash myths http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/31/defending-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-61727 blixtsystems.com » Debunking Flash myths Sun, 04 May 2008 23:37:17 +0000 http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/?p=31#comment-61727 [...] love debating Flash and got a bit inspired to make some comments after reading the recent post at Just Another Rant and discussion at slashdot about the merits of Flash vs. [...] [...] love debating Flash and got a bit inspired to make some comments after reading the recent post at Just Another Rant and discussion at slashdot about the merits of Flash vs. [...]

]]> By: blabla http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/31/defending-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-511 blabla Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:36:35 +0000 http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/?p=31#comment-511 flex 2.0 seems to be what programmers were waiting for. Ajax will be history. flex 2.0 seems to be what programmers were waiting for. Ajax will be history.

]]> By: Just Another Rant » Blog Archive » UI can be the point of difference http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/31/defending-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Just Another Rant » Blog Archive » UI can be the point of difference Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:10:00 +0000 http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/?p=31#comment-164 [...] A few weeks ago I wrote a small rant about Defending Flash… basically commenting on my frustration at the blatant ignorance surrounding the most recent technology chest beating with regards to AJAX, Flash, Flex, [insert RIA technology flavor here]. Well I thought I did a pretty good job of venting some frustration, but I must say my little post really pales in comparison to Scott Barnes’ latest post titled AJAX, Microsoft, Macromedia and Religion. This has to be one of my favorite posts I’ve read all year. With gems like “ AJAX is like a Hooker turn School Teacher, it has a dirty secret and unless you get it alone and play with it, you won’t pickup on it’s secrets until it’s too late and Now, you’ll be proud as punch at the fact that you can show off some er33t DHTML skills that allow things like “Word Completion” or “Drag and Drop DIV layers” but meanwhile, your competitor has Laura Croft butt naked in polygon form, plus they have all that and more (you can drag / drop clothes onto her like some weird scary paper doll tool) . This whole post had me laughing my ass off. Not because he was making jokes (although the post is hilarious), but because it’s like one of those movies or shows that’s extra funny because of how accurate it really is (e.g. Seinfeld, Napoleon Dynamite). [...] [...] A few weeks ago I wrote a small rant about Defending Flash… basically commenting on my frustration at the blatant ignorance surrounding the most recent technology chest beating with regards to AJAX, Flash, Flex, [insert RIA technology flavor here]. Well I thought I did a pretty good job of venting some frustration, but I must say my little post really pales in comparison to Scott Barnes’ latest post titled AJAX, Microsoft, Macromedia and Religion. This has to be one of my favorite posts I’ve read all year. With gems like “ AJAX is like a Hooker turn School Teacher, it has a dirty secret and unless you get it alone and play with it, you won’t pickup on it’s secrets until it’s too late and Now, you’ll be proud as punch at the fact that you can show off some er33t DHTML skills that allow things like “Word Completion” or “Drag and Drop DIV layers” but meanwhile, your competitor has Laura Croft butt naked in polygon form, plus they have all that and more (you can drag / drop clothes onto her like some weird scary paper doll tool) . This whole post had me laughing my ass off. Not because he was making jokes (although the post is hilarious), but because it’s like one of those movies or shows that’s extra funny because of how accurate it really is (e.g. Seinfeld, Napoleon Dynamite). [...]

]]> By: Crucial http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/31/defending-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Crucial Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:52:20 +0000 http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/?p=31#comment-153 Not exactly sure what you mean in your comment. If your saying you don't have time to 'experiment with non-packaged technologies', and therefore use a particular technology because its what's faster due to familiarity, regardless if its a better technology or not, I think you're doing your users and your company a huge disservice. In most cases (if your company is at all successful) your users should have the confidence that what you are putting in front of them is the best product available, not the product that is just most convenient for you to make a deadline. Having said that Flash and Flex have made great strides in offering a component architecture that provides developers new to the platform a way to produce a nice product rather quickly. I might suggest taking a look at <a href="http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mesh/archives/2005/10/video_of_kevin.cfm" rel="nofollow">Kevin Lynch's keynote at the Web 2.0 conference</a>, I think what he did there 'saved a lot of time while building a new system using modules and components' :D Not exactly sure what you mean in your comment. If your saying you don’t have time to ‘experiment with non-packaged technologies’, and therefore use a particular technology because its what’s faster due to familiarity, regardless if its a better technology or not, I think you’re doing your users and your company a huge disservice. In most cases (if your company is at all successful) your users should have the confidence that what you are putting in front of them is the best product available, not the product that is just most convenient for you to make a deadline.

Having said that Flash and Flex have made great strides in offering a component architecture that provides developers new to the platform a way to produce a nice product rather quickly. I might suggest taking a look at Kevin Lynch’s keynote at the Web 2.0 conference, I think what he did there ‘saved a lot of time while building a new system using modules and components’ :D

]]> By: Jorge Lopez http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/31/defending-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Jorge Lopez Wed, 02 Nov 2005 22:37:26 +0000 http://www.cruciallimit.com/blog/?p=31#comment-152 What the Dev Systems Managers need is a solid product wich saves time when build new systems, modules or components. We are focused in the business needs and we do not have time to experiment with new non packaged technoligies. Your users and your Company will be happy about that. What the Dev Systems Managers need is a solid product wich saves time when build new systems, modules or components. We are focused in the business needs and we do not have time to experiment with new non packaged technoligies. Your users and your Company will be happy about that.

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