Raleigh - Durham / Triangle Area Adobe User Group Meets Oct 23rd
On the 23rd of October, the Raleigh Durham Adobe User Group (RDAUG) will meet for a presentation on Silverlight. ( Silverlight is an emerging technology by microsoft for Rich Internet Applications)
I do not know much about Silverlight and will be in attendance. I'll try to keep an open mind. This, of course, means no heckling.
After the presentation, there will be a meeting of the Flex Study Group. I am very excited to branch out and meet other Flex Developers in the Raleigh Durham area and am looking forward to my first RDAUG meeting .
Hope to see you there!
Can I dial in and heckle? I'd love to ask them about feature to feature comparisons with the Flash player and this whole Rich "Interactive" Application crap.
While my comment was less than diplomatic, it does represent how I feel about the issue.
Link: http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/2007/10/...
Comment:
Scott,
Your argument has some merit, technically speaking. RIAs are interactive, I agree. However, the namespace for RIA has been taken. Your argument to change it comes off petty and weak. Certainly you were hired by the Largest Software Company In The World to do more than push silly arguments and troll Flex blogs.
WPF, WPF/E, Silverlight, Sparkle.... Your new masters can't seem to agree on a name anyways, so why does it not surprise me that RIA is also an issue.
Microsoft can not innovate. Microsoft consistently puts out YAHAHIMTP. (Yet Another Half-Ass Half-Implemented Me-Too Product).
Vista is a poor analog for OSX.
Sparkle is a poor analog for Flash.
Grow up and make your own words and toys.
Dan Wilson