RIA Weekly #52 – Larry Likes JavaFX, Documenting RIA Patterns, the HTML 5 Meme

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This week, Ryan and I are back with a bevy of RIA topics:

• Adobe Flash tools in beta: Catalyst and Flash Builder. See Ryan’s round-up as well. There’s a big, multi-city, global user group tour as well.
• JavaFX at JavaOne – Larry likes it; JavaFX for OpenOffice? Java Store (desktop), Java Warehouse (“will eventually be used by TV and mobile service providers to create their own ‘private-branded storefronts’ for programs that run on their platforms”). See Project Vector post from Jonathan. So, you have the Warehouse which is the repository and “back-end” for applications submitted by developers (the apps are to be focused on Java and JavaFX desktop apps for now) and then the Java Store which is the consumer-facing store-front. In the future, the Warehouse may be a supply channel to other store-fronts, e.g., TV and mobile-based things. Also, see Joshua’s piece on new features in JavaFX 1.2, like Linux & Solaris support, chart components, etc.
• The Rise of the “HTML5” Meme – seems like we have Google + HTML 5 + Mozilla/Chrome as a new, emerging RIA/UI silo. After Google I/O last week, there was some zero-sum, horse-race framing around Google Wave being a front in killing off Flash and Silverlight. See also Ryan’s HTML 5 vs. Flash features comparison. And, though not mentioned in the episode, see the recent Bespin updates.
• PhoneGap has been leaping in popularity. See a previous episode with Nitobi’s Andreé Charland on PhoneGap too.
• Silverlight release date? July 10th event as reported by The Register.
• After reading a brief piece on .Net RIA Services, I wonder if there’s pattern collections for other RIA technologies?
• <also , see piece linking up ADO.NET Services (Project Astoria) with Silverlight. A RESTful approach to connecting with the back-end.
• Reflecting on my recent vacation in Thailand, I speak to explosion in (unlocked?) cellphones over there and the abundance of pirated software available everywhere.

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