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August 2004 Archives « July 2004 \| Main \| October 2004 » August 26, 2004 Latency Must Die: Reducing Latency by Preloading Data Posted by jon at 02:07 PM Rich Internet Applications are fast. When you click a button or push a lever, things tend to happen right away. That fast user experience is a primary reason that developers and designers are attracted to RIAs. Latency is reduced (after the initial download) for two reasons 1) Because the UI is inherently preloaded: it is not being shipped back and forth every time the user performs an act of navigation. 2) Because data can potentially be preloaded: the application can download data in the background that it thinks you will use, before you request it. Continue Reading... \| Comments (4) August 15, 2004 Upcoming Events: Flash Seminar in New Delhi Posted by jon at 02:21 PM The Delhi Flash User Group is putting on a seminar on RIA development this Thursday. Owas (from GE) is going to be giving an indepth treatment to skinning in Flash, and Arpit (also from GE) is going to be talking about how to use ActionScript as a proper programming language. Simon Horwith (from eTrilogy) will be introducing FLEX. Continue Reading... \| Comments (0) August 10, 2004 Managing the development of a Flash RIA: better practices Posted by jon at 12:08 PM I'm currently involved in the development of an ambitious RIA that is coded in Flash. I've brought new engineers into the project at various stages. I've found that I can get an experienced Java engineer productive developing client-side Actionscript in about 2 weeks, if the project is structured a particular way. Since real Flash uber-coders are as rare as hen's teeth, this is a serious advantage. Continue Reading... \| Comments (9)		Recent Entries »Latency Must Die: Reducing Latency by Preloading Data »Upcoming Events: Flash Seminar in New Delhi »Managing the development of a Flash RIA: better practices Category Archives » AJAX(52) » AJAX vs. Flash(7) » B2B user experience(3) » Collaboration Tools(12) » Design and Technology(3) » Entrepreneur / ISV(9) » Event Announcements(22) » Flash(12) » Home Networking(4) » India Business(6) » MindCanvas(2) » Mullet Blog Layout(11) » On Demand Software(4) » Personal(12) » Rich Internet Apps(9) » SlideShare(18) » Systems(1) » Talks / Publications(9) » Uzanto(11) » Web 2.0(24) » barcampdelhi(16) Monthly Archives » April 2007 » March 2007 » February 2007 » January 2007 » December 2006 » November 2006 » October 2006 » August 2006 » July 2006 » June 2006 » May 2006 » April 2006 » March 2006 » February 2006 » January 2006 » December 2005 » November 2005 » October 2005 » September 2005 » August 2005 » July 2005 » June 2005 » May 2005 » April 2005 » March 2005 » February 2005 » January 2005 » December 2004 » November 2004 » October 2004 » August 2004 » July 2004 » June 2004 » May 2004 » April 2004 Links »Add Your Links Here Syndicate this site (XML) Powered by Movable Type 3.121
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