19 May 2007

Possibly the Most Impressive RIA Yet (Screencast)

Written by Richard Leggett ( )
Published on May 19th, 2007 @ 05:57:21 am, using 257 words, 403 views

Categories: Flash, RIA, AIR/Apollo

I've posted about Buzzword before, the upcoming online (/offline with Apollo?) word processor. To me Buzzword really illustrates why I continue to back Flash and Flex over AJAX. I don't care what people use if it's a good experience, but the limitations are definitely becoming more and more apparent, and perhaps in 2007 we will begin to see the Flash apps just accelerating away from the current kings of the RIA scene, not just in demos and prototypes, but in the real world. The great thing about this game is that you don't have to compete by spreading FUD, you can just build users by building better experiences, they (/we) are a fickle bunch!

I'd recommend watching the whole screencast, there are some real innovations in there for word processors, let alone a web app. Right now I use (Neo/)Open Office because it does everything I need and more. I tried using Google Docs but it was a little too rudimentary and hardly the same experience. However if Buzzword is offered as an Apollo app, and why not, then I'll definitely give it a go, and if it isn't quite there, the limits for a version 2 using a newer release of the Flash Player should alleviate any concerns.

Ryan Stewart is asking for great examples of slick, visually impressive ("sexy"), fluid AJAX applications, so far nothing that makes me say wow. I think Buzzword might become the bar things have to live up to, at least for a couple of weeks after its release

View the screencast.

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Comment from: Tomasz Gorski

Thanks for very interesting article Richard. btw. I really enjoyed reading all of your posts. It’s interesting to read ideas, and observations from someone else’s point of view… makes you think more. So please keep up the great work. Greetings

Permalink 21/05/07 @ 08:51

Comment from: Omar

Our team have also developed a RIA called comapping. Its a collaborative web-based mind mapping tool with an added twist when compared to existing software. It is worth checking it out at comapping.com

Best regards

Omar

Permalink 21/05/07 @ 09:11

Comment from: Richard Leggett [Member]

Thanks for both comments. I just checked out the video for comapping and it looks really good. For brainstorming I am using FreeMind as it works great, has a lot of features and is free, but it doesn't offer collaboration as far as I can tell.

Permalink 21/05/07 @ 09:33

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