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www.codingthearchitecture.com Flex, Silverlight or JavaFX - which should you choose?
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Flex, Silverlight or JavaFX - which should you choose?
Rich Internet Applications are
client-server for the web
Test Application Architecture
Java EE Server
HTTP Request
Rich Internet Applications
HTTP Response
RESTful Web Services/photolist/2008-08
Static Content/2008/08/*.jpg
Adobe Flex : the original RIA
platform built upon Adobe Flash, using ActionScript
for dynamic behaviour
Flex Builder 3
Flex Builder 3
Flex Builder 3
Flex
Microsoft Silverlight : a subset of the Windows Presentation
Foundation that runs
“everywhere”
Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio 2008
Expression Blend 2.5
Silverlight
JavaFX : Sun Microsystems’ new attempt to get rich Java applications
onto the desktopand mobile devices
NetBeans 6.1
NetBeans 6.1
JavaFX
Adoption Potential
Richness of User Interface
Look and Feel (out of the box)
Tool Support
Cost for Developers
Programming Language
Learning Curve for Developers
Which should you choose?
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