tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post111615579854626007..comments2023-10-05T06:39:23.540-04:00Comments on Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check: Finally, Sisyphus, There's Help for Those Internet Forms - New York Timespbokellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18207982160283918003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post-1116180530090951482005-05-15T14:08:00.000-04:002005-05-15T14:08:00.000-04:00Thanks for the context-setting and clarification -...Thanks for the context-setting and clarification -- much appreciated.pbokellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207982160283918003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post-1116175532541709242005-05-15T12:45:00.000-04:002005-05-15T12:45:00.000-04:00Hi Peter,I don't think James is making a "mistake"...Hi Peter,<BR/><BR/>I don't think James is making a "mistake" here, it is a matter of what angle you are approaching this from. The point I made in the interview was that both models are "A"synchronous (eg. don't need to refresh the whole page, can get data and refresh just that component of a page); both models us "J"avascript (Macromedia's flavor is called ActionScript, but essentially the same standard) allowing for client-side interactivity; both models can use XML to load data and thus create rich front ends to a diverse set of services on the backend or in the cloud. In that sense Flash really *is* "AJAX".<BR/><BR/>I went on to say Flash (and related ecosystem of technologies) is also much more--rich media, rich graphics, realtime data, two-way audio and video, smooth animation and effects, a more consistant experience across platforms and a more robust programming model and toolset.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it is an exciting time as more and more folks realize that the user experience of web apps generally is very poor and there are multiple options now for radical improvements.<BR/><BR/>-David<BR/>MacromediaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com