7 Difference Between RIA and Traditional Web Application
Since coined by Macromedia in 2002, RIA (Rich Internet Application) has become one of the hottest terms online. However, what is RIA? Not all people have a clear answer. Many times, when someone says RIA, he actually means Flash, AJAX, or Web Video. A typical example is, some companies put “X years RIA experience” in their job requirements, while they actually want someone good at HTML.
So, what is RIA any way? It is a set of characteristics rather than a specific framework. To understand this, let’s look at 7 Difference Between RIA and Traditional Web Application:
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Posted by: Bryan Date: Friday, July 31, 2009 Comments: 9
Flex 101 with Flash Builder 4
Recently I came cross an excellent article, which gave a crash course in using Flash Builder 4 to develop Flex applications. With the permission of the original site (http://www.packtpub.com, author: Romin Irani), I post it on FlexTutorial.org. For the purpose of easy reading, I divided the original article into 4 parts. I hope this will provide first hand information to anyone interested in RIA (Rich Internet Application) development.
Find out more about this quick-start tutorial on Flex and Flash Builder 4
Posted by: Bryan Date: Friday, July 24, 2009 Comment: 1
Why Flex? – My Top 5 Reasons to Choose Adobe Flex
Are you still struggling to find out which RIA solution is best for you? With so many frameworks to choose – AJAX, Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, Microsoft SilverLight, OpenLaszlo, Curl, JavaFX, do you feel lost somehow?
You have seen all kinds of comparisons or reviews online, such as:
- AJAX vs. Flex vs. SilverLight
- 10 reasons to love AJAX (or Flex, or SilverLight, or …)
- 10 reasons to hate AJAX (or Flex, or SilverLight, or …)
At the end of the day, you may wonder: “Now What?”
The good news is, life can be much simpler! You are not here to select the best movie for OSCAR. Your job is to simply find the most suitable RIA framework for YOU!
As an example, I’d like to share with you why Flex is good for me. My top 5 reasons are:
Posted by: Bryan Date: Monday, July 20, 2009 Comments: 5
Adobe Flex vs. Adobe Flash
Adobe provides many great products to develop Rich Internet Applications (RIA). However, people are often confused about those similar names: Adobe Flex, Adobe Flash, Adobe Flash Player, and AIR. What are they and when do you need them?
Posted by: Bryan Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Be the first to comment
What is Adobe Flex
Rich Internet Application (RIA) Framework
Have you ever wondered how to make your websites much cooler and richer? Have you ever thought if Internet applications could run just like your local desktop applications? Just imagine, inside a regular web browser, you could design your living room, drag and drop your new home theater system, and find best dealers on Google Map right away. Nowadays, web technologies are far beyond just a simple HTML page. So called Rich Internet Application, or RIA, has been adopted by more and more companies.
How can you build a Rich Internet Application (RIA) too? You need a RIA Framework, which is a collection of technologies and tools. In today’s market, the top 3 most popular RIA frameworks are:
Posted by: Bryan Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Be the first to comment
