On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 09:47:31AM -0400, Daniel Barowy wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Marco Peereboom wrote: >> Somehow the word Java comes to mind... >> >> Tell me again how that one runtime meme worked for them again. > > Are you saying that Java is not being used widely? All of the fundamental > courses in my CS department are taught using Java, and I don't think my > department is an exception. Seems like a home run to me-- I'm sure that > Sun considers Java a great success.
I am saying that each java app requires its own java runtime because the previous/next version is incompatible. Nothing new here. > >> Flash is only good for a few things such as "naked ladies performing >> anatomic tricks", "dude getting punched in the ding-dong" & "Trogodor >> the burninator". Nothing makes me happier than visiting a website and >> having some ad puking its irrelevant content on me. > > That's not what the instructor was pushing for-- he's suggesting that > people build an entire site using Flash. That's the whole point of Flex. I > don't think that banking websites fall into the category you mention. His > argument was this: Flash is available for Windows, Mac, Linux-- that gives > you pretty much everybody-- and anybody else has marginalized themselves. Your instructor is making money using flash. I am sure he had sound advice. My bank uses html; the day they change is the day I'll cancel all my accounts. > > Now, I strongly disagree with him. For my employer, Flash is not an > option-- our applications need to be able to run on anything, even > cellphones, and they need to be accessible. The application has to run on > many different backends as well. But if you don't have those requirements, > or have had the experience of being locked in to a single-vendor solution, > Flash probably looks pretty good to you. I can't begin to imagine why I would agree or work in such an environment. > >> I for one can't wait to be marginalized. > > I doubt that you really feel that way. I am glad you are an internet psychologist that knows me well enough to tell me what is good for me.
