Choosing the right Rich Internet Application technology path
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This is my presentation held at the O'Reilly Web 2.0 Expo 2007 in Berlin. For questions or feedback contact me : http://casario.blogs.com
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Choosing the right Rich Internet Application technology path
- 1. Choosing the final RIA path Web 2.0 Expo - Berlin Marco Casario CTO - Comtaste www.comtaste.com
- 4. Before starting.. We’ll start from this assumption : It’s a fact that Rich Internet Applications give developers and web users innumerable benefits respect HTML applications The problem is to decide the path to take Choosing the final RIA path Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Marco Casario m.casario@comtaste.com
- 5. Choosing the final RIA path What is a RIA Excerpt from : Banks Eye Rich Internet Applications to Replace Web Applications Gartner, Stessa B Cohen, Mark Driver, Dec 05 RIA technology is a distributed Web application that breaks the model of "coarse-grain" HTTP request/response . RIA applications handle content with visual interaction to deliver dynamic data to the client faster , while providing a richer user experience . Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Marco Casario m.casario@comtaste.com
- 6. Choosing the final RIA path What makes a RIA
- 10. Choosing the final RIA path AJAX AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is a web development technique used for creating interactive web applications. The intent is to make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user requests a change. Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Marco Casario m.casario@comtaste.com
- 14. Choosing the final RIA path Adobe Flex Adobe Flex is an application development solution for creating and delivering rich Internet applications across the web using the Flash Player Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Marco Casario m.casario@comtaste.com
- 20. Choosing the final RIA path Microsoft Silverlight Silverlight is a cross platform, cross browser .NET plug-in that enables designers and developers to build rich media experiences and RIAs for browsers. The currently released version supports Firefox, Safari and IE browsers on both the Mac and Windows. Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Marco Casario m.casario@comtaste.com
- 25. Choosing the final RIA path Laszlo Laszlo is a platform (compiler, tools, and libraries) for developing RIA created by Laszlo Systems and released as an open source project. Laszlo is a client/server technology. Like Flex it can be used with any server side language. Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Marco Casario m.casario@comtaste.com
- 39. Choosing the final RIA path How can I choose Disclaimer : Each RIA techonology is GOOD .... Not GOD ! Don’t think that there is the perfect technology that fits all your needs for every projects. “ With great power comes great responsibility.” by Benjamin Parker, Spiderman’s Uncle Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Marco Casario m.casario@comtaste.com
- 40. Bla bla bla bla Tips Usability For its nature a RIA can easily fall into bad usability. When developing and designing a RIA pay attention to usability aspects. Add visual clues, icons, graphics, error handling, user messages and so on. Choosing the final RIA path One page app A RIA is able to embed many task flows in a single page. This is great but can cause a lot of problems. It requires a deep understanding of the technology you are using. Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Marco Casario m.casario@comtaste.com
- 42. Choosing the final RIA path Web 2.0 Expo - Berlin Raffaele Mannella – CEO Comtaste
- 44. The 6th Factor Choosing the final RIA path The RIA domain Rich Media content (videos, complex controls, charts etc.) User interaction (drag&drop, slider, date chooser, accordion etc.) Flex Lazlo Silverlight 1.1 Ajax Java FX Xul Important Notice: this chart corresponds to the authors’ personal view and perception Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Raffaele Mannella r.mannella@comtaste.com
- 46. Who can make it possible The team you need Backend Developers ActionScript / JavaScript Developers Creative UI Designers Choosing the final RIA path Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Raffaele Mannella r.mannella@comtaste.com
- 47. Bla bla bla bla Co-existing technologies www.youthru.com Youthru is a web-based software solution which enables users to: - create mulimedia messages (text+audio+video+attached file) - manage their sent messages and track each single message sent - collect the relevant feedback messages through an internal message board. Youthru is also a good example of co-existing RIA technologies (Ajax, Flash, Flash Media Server) Choosing the final RIA path Comtaste Srl – www.comtaste.com – Raffaele Mannella r.mannella@comtaste.com
- 48. CONTACTS Web 2.0 Expo - Berlin Comtaste – www.comtaste.com | blog.comtaste.com Marco Casario - m.casario@comtaste.com Raffaele Mannella - r.mannella@comtaste.com