Rich Internet Applications are fast. When you click a button or push a lever, things tend to happen right away. That fast user experience is a primary reason that developers and designers are attracted to RIAs. Latency is reduced (after the initial download) for two reasons
1) Because the UI is inherently preloaded: it is not being shipped back and forth every time the user performs an act of navigation.
2) Because data can potentially be preloaded: the application can download data in the background that it thinks you will use, before you request it.
Month: August 2004
Upcoming Events: Flash Seminar in New Delhi
The Delhi Flash User Group is putting on a seminar on RIA development this Thursday. Owas (from GE) is going to be giving an indepth treatment to skinning in Flash, and Arpit (also from GE) is going to be talking about how to use ActionScript as a proper programming language. Simon Horwith (from eTrilogy) will be introducing FLEX.
Managing the development of a Flash RIA: better practices
I’m currently involved in the development of an ambitious RIA that is coded in Flash. I’ve brought new engineers into the project at various stages. I’ve found that I can get an experienced Java engineer productive developing client-side Actionscript in about 2 weeks, if the project is structured a particular way. Since real Flash uber-coders are as rare as hen’s teeth, this is a serious advantage.
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