SpaceMan Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Can you add Silverlight and Java discussion? Don't ignore them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synook Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 There is one for Java: http://w3schools.invisionzone.com/index.php?showforum=52I suppose Silverlight discussions can use the ASP.NET forums for now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnetguy Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Silverlight is still in beta stage. When it is offically released we may consider it at that time. So far you are the first to have a question about Silverlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aszxcv Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 i was hearing a ton about silverlight in various spot on the net as next big thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnetguy Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 All that hype is coming from Microsoft and MS bloggers. In reality Adobe is/has matched some of the most appealing features and Apple is working to reduce Flash and Silverlight usage altogether by refusing to support them on the iPhone and porting their own RIA platform, Cocoa to Windows and pushing for open rich web applications instead of proprietary plugins.What is boils down to is Silverlight is another plugin like Flash. It will only take off if users are willing to install it. Surprisingly MS has made some efforts to make SL somewhat platform independant but I can't see it ever killing Flash at least not anytime soon. Not many developers trust MS anymore and will go out of their way to avoid SL altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceMan Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 But I'm asking for Java Web application discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synook Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 what do you feel is web-java-based but inappropriate for that forum? Give an example.You can discuss applets there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boen_robot Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Actually, Silverlight 1.0 is already final, and is even distributed in Microsoft Update as an optional update.But I agree that we don't need Silverlight forum here... not until it really takes off, which I don't see happening.If anything, the Flash forum could be renamed to "Plug-ins (Flash, Silverlight, Cocoa, etc.)", and we'll be over with it. I mean, there are not many people here that know these things, so such a forum is doomed to be empty.I do like some of Silverlight's features though. In particular, the automatic bitrate calculation... But I'm not sure if this was a Silverlight 2.0 feature. Still, it sounds great, and I'm really hoping to see it in Flash some day. Imagine - while you're watching a video, instead of waiting for the "HD" video to load while looking at a "Buffering..." message, you'll keep watching it, only it will be with slightly worse quality, down to what is appropriate for your speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnetguy Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Actually, Silverlight 1.0 is already final, and is even distributed in Microsoft Update as an optional update.But I agree that we don't need Silverlight forum here... not until it really takes off, which I don't see happening.If anything, the Flash forum could be renamed to "Plug-ins (Flash, Silverlight, Cocoa, etc.)", and we'll be over with it. I mean, there are not many people here that know these things, so such a forum is doomed to be empty.I do like some of Silverlight's features though. In particular, the automatic bitrate calculation... But I'm not sure if this was a Silverlight 2.0 feature. Still, it sounds great, and I'm really hoping to see it in Flash some day. Imagine - while you're watching a video, instead of waiting for the "HD" video to load while looking at a "Buffering..." message, you'll keep watching it, only it will be with slightly worse quality, down to what is appropriate for your speed.Silverlight 1 really is a joke. It is part plugin part JavaScript library. It wasn't very useful or easy to use. SL 2.0 (beta 2 right now) is set to be much better with user controls (kinda like ASP.Net controls) and the elimination of the javascript dependency. To me, not liking Flash much either, I won't be jumping into SL. For now, if I am offering a web-based app it will be using web standard technologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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