Nov
5
Does Java have a rich-client future?
November 5, 2003 | Leave a Comment
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, I found this article on Wireless News Factor. It asks “Is Java dead?” I ask this question a lot. It doesn’t seem to be. I know many developers who write Java and continue to have J2EE projects. I guess that is the best measure. Is the enterprise still wanting to use it? I think Java has a place and I am starting to learn it. Java for sure has a place as a Web server-side technology. Java can run on Linux which continues to gain market share. So I think its a moot point there. In addition, Java can be used as a rich client on devices. There are more devices sold these days than desktop computers. So we could start to see an upswing in Java related news and applications. I agree with Russell when he says that Sun needs to step up and start putting some marketing into Java. As was noted yesterday, the race has begun. As a developer for mobile devices, I can say that this is an exciting time. I have a couple MS devices, along with a Nokia 3650 that runs J2ME apps. The jury is still out on which I like better as a phone platform. It’s a pretty even race right now, Java may even be winning.
And what about Macromedia…
Nov
4
The race to rich-client ubiquity.
November 4, 2003 | Leave a Comment
Is the internet moving away from the browser? For consumers? For the enterprise? For both? I’m not sure. I know my parents will use the browser. To them that is the internet. Browsing pages through the browser defines their internet experience. However, some key functionality doesn’t fit into the browser paradigm. Being able to use internet based applictions “offline” could help boost productivity for the enterprise and consumers as well I guess. The mobile internet is heavily impacted by the “sometimes” connected model. Applications for mobile devices won’t be widely accepted if they can’t be used when the device is not connected to the data network. All of these things are coming into play and helping shape the rich client technology being developed by all the major players. Sean Neville from Macromedia has an excellent blog entry regarding all of these emerging technologies. Click here to read Sean’s post. Link found on Jeremy Allaire’s blog.