MXML with Groovy would be a very interesting concept. On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Michael Montoya < michael.mont...@insightvisuals.com> wrote:
> > A lot of projects have been successful programing to the JVM. > > Dave, > > While I know you intended this as a comparison, it does raise and > interesting possibility for a potential life-line to Flex should > development in the Flash Player cease or take a different direction from > the community's vision... > > In my view, at a high level, Flex is, above all, a methodology for quickly > and effectively building apps utilizing a declarative syntax (MXML) for the > view layer and a dynamic language (ActionScript) for the event/logic layer. > > If it ever came down to it, you could just as well replace ActionScript > with Java, leaving the MXML syntax virtually the same and target the JVM > (or other virtual machine yet to be developed). > > As an aside, it is interesting to see Java targeting OpenGL in initiatives > like this one: http://jmonkeyengine.com . > > I would love Flash (you can replace "Flash" with whatever bytecode is > compiled by Flex) to alternatively use OpenGL / DirectX on the desktop and > something like WebGL in the browser as it's rendering engine - this would > really raise the stakes and make it a compelling target for game developers > though, for the time being, it seems like Adobe has already made 3D gaming > it's current focus for the Flash Player. >
