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Entries Tagged as 'Silverlight'

Javascript frameworks. Is it the future?

September 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

An interesting post on TechCrunch was pointed out to me today by Philip Hodgetts.  Philip has been putting his acceptance behind the open-web based around the push by Apple into WebKit/javascript and Javascript frameworks like Sproutcore. (Note this can also now be said for Google and the new Chrome browser) Today we have another contender [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · google · Microsoft · Silverlight · Standards

ABC (Australia’s public broadcaster) goes Microsoft Silverlight

August 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

UPDATE: Angelo Tilocca has contacted me and has pointed out what we both consider to be a misunderstanding.  To clear it all up, let me quote him in regards to the use of Microsoft and Silverlight by the ABC. — Thanks James. Confirming that ABC Commercial has launched its integrated ABC Shop Media Player and [...]

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Tags: Adobe · codecs · DRM · flash · IPTV · Microsoft · Silverlight

Where to now developer

July 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

There is no denying that the future of how we use computer is changing.  The advent of applications that live on the network/Internet is making the developer think twice about where he should be headed.  As a developer, you need to be ahead of the curve as by the time your product is ready your [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · Microsoft · Silverlight · Standards

Apple Quicktime X, a new Flash/Silverlight competitor.

June 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The Apple hype engine has been going into overdrive lately about Sproutcore. “What is Sproutcore?” Well, to a long tooth net developer, its JUST ANOTHER JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORK.  But to the Apple alumni, its the biggest thing to happen to net applications in a long time. My Web/Javascript programming friends do not even consider sproutcore is [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Apple · flash · flex · Silverlight · Sony

Microsoft has a lot to loose. Adobe goes THERMO

November 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Recently my work has taken me into researching and developing RIAs. (Rich Internet Applications) These are business applications that are developed to operate over the web. Just type in your URL address, login and work. In many ways this is the future (Unless you have a good reason like doing graphics, and video editing.) As [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Development · flash · flex · Microsoft · Silverlight