Nathan Rixham wrote: >>>> Java anyone? >>>> >>> eh? how do you get java from that? >> >> ..... >> >> user requests content >> sub-client required and application location are sent to users client. >> sub-client is launched within users client >> sub-client loads required application >> application connects to server application(s) and requests content. >> application determines how content functions, updates and renders. >> >> ..... >> >> finally, if the sub-client was independent, ie not limited to use in >> clients, could be used on desktops, phones, inside tv hardware etc as >> well, then our content could be viewed and applications used virtually >> anywhere. >> >> ..... >> >> Also, have you ever looked at: http://www.openlaszlo.org? I built one >> of their small tutorial apps several years ago but it looks much more >> mature now. >> > > looked at, never used to be honest, any good? Haven't tried it in a while, but might be worth an evening of playing with it now that it has matured. > > and now I see how you get java - flash is more lightweight though and v > good with fp10 and as3, hell you can even use alchemy to add c code to > your flash apps now, and it's much quicker than as3 code because its > optimized during swf compilation. will make for some killer 3d apps. I have only briefly played with Flash or Java and it's been a couple of years. It just sounded like Java to me when you were explaining it. It's hard for me to remember who the Java versus Flash proponents are, so I expected a Java punchline instead of the Flash one :-) -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
