Comments on: MXML going mainstream http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2005/10/06/mxml-going-mainstream/ Founding Partner - Project Cocoon Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:46:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2005/10/06/mxml-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Dave Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:50:59 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=97#comment-6181 Well, I spent many months keeping up to-date with both Macromedia and Microsoft Avalon/ Longhorn/Vista developments As a web designer I am keep to move forward and build richer web experiences. To-date I had avoided Flex, too expensive and too limited. The Microsoft developments will be good for existing Windows developers who want to develop desktop applications they can roll-out to the web, but its not really suited to me as I only develop for the web and as much as possible I want standards and platform independance. Now with Flex 2, Flash 8.5 and Actionscript3 I can see Macromedia have sat up an listened. I eagerly await next weeks announcments, but if Macromedia address their previous Flash IDE weaknesses and ensures everyrhing will be fast for the user and use standards, there is no question flash developes (any many others)will follow. Pricing looks promising (There are 1000's of us small web design companies doing lower cost client work) and once users start to see proper RIA's they will want to dump their old eCommerce, configurator and forms solutions to take advanatge. I feel were are finally entering phase two of web developments from 2006 with RIA's. All I ask is that we keep to open standards as much as possible, after all, we have W3C to thank to CSS support and XML Well, I spent many months keeping up to-date with both Macromedia and Microsoft Avalon/ Longhorn/Vista developments

As a web designer I am keep to move forward and build richer web experiences. To-date I had avoided Flex, too expensive and too limited.

The Microsoft developments will be good for existing Windows developers who want to develop desktop applications they can roll-out to the web, but its not really suited to me as I only develop for the web and as much as possible I want standards and platform independance.

Now with Flex 2, Flash 8.5 and Actionscript3 I can see Macromedia have sat up an listened. I eagerly await next weeks announcments, but if Macromedia address their previous Flash IDE weaknesses and ensures everyrhing will be fast for the user and use standards, there is no question flash developes (any many others)will follow.

Pricing looks promising (There are 1000’s of us small web design companies doing lower cost client work) and once users start to see proper RIA’s they will want to dump their old eCommerce, configurator and forms solutions to take advanatge.

I feel were are finally entering phase two of web developments from 2006 with RIA’s. All I ask is that we keep to open standards as much as possible, after all, we have W3C to thank to CSS support and XML

]]> By: Peter http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2005/10/06/mxml-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-5987 Peter Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:37:29 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=97#comment-5987 Great stuff, thanks for confirming that Mike! Great stuff, thanks for confirming that Mike!

]]> By: mike chambers http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2005/10/06/mxml-going-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-5986 mike chambers Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:32:19 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=97#comment-5986 > You can apparently use Flex Builder 2 to compile MXML and regular ActionScript to an SWF without the need to deploy it to a Flex server and it will be priced as a too Yes. That is correct. mike chambers mesh@macromedia.com > You can apparently use Flex Builder 2 to compile MXML and regular ActionScript to an SWF without the need to deploy it to a Flex server and it will be priced as a too

Yes. That is correct.

mike chambers

mesh@macromedia.com

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