RIA Platform Comparison Oliver Steele April 6, 2007
RIA Platform Comparison
Dec 05, 2014
This is from an internal evaluation of AJAX platforms in 2006, for the purpose of selecting a platform for a small startup to use to develop a consumer-facing graphical application.
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RIA Platform Comparison
Oliver SteeleApril 6, 2007
Client Platforms
HTML Flash 8 Flash 9 WPF/E
Client Platform Libraries
DHTML
Open-Laszlo
Flex
Prototype JQueryYUI
Script-aculous
ExtInter-face
DOM Libraries
Widget & Effect Libraries
VMFlash
WPF
WPF/E
Rico, Mochi, Dojo, Backbase,
etc.JQuery Plugins
Under Consideration
HTML Flash 8 Flash 9
JQuery Laszlo FlexLaszlo WPF
WPF/E
HTML vs. FlashHTML Flash (Flex and Laszlo)
• Quick startup
• Easy to debug
• Easy to integrate
• High-quality text
• Market acceptance
• Code libraries
• Vector graphics
• Smoother animation
Flash (non-Laszlo)
• Image effects
• Code libraries
Assumptions
• Consumer-facing website
• Goal is to get first version up quickly
• We can switch technologies later
• Small team
Client Platform Features
• Startup time
• Interaction speed
• Graphic effects
• Text quality
• Development tools
• Community resources
• Platform momentum
ExperienceDeploymentDevelopment
• Market acceptance
• Page size
• Page integration
Development Features
• Compiler
• Debugger
• Server integration
Tools
• Libraries
• Forums
• Source
Resources
• Maturity
• Staffing
• Community
Momentum
Development Tools
Compiler Debugger Server Integration
JQuery Laszlo Flex
Development Resources
Libraries Forums Source
JQuery Laszlo Flex
Platform Momentum
Maturity Staffing Community
JQuery Laszlo Flex
Platform Features
Tools Resources Momentum
JQuery Laszlo Flex
Platform FeaturesTools Resources Momentum
• Market Acceptance
• Page Size
• Page Integration
Deployment Features
Deployment Features
Market Acceptance Page Size Page Integration
HTML Flash 7 Flash 8
Deployment FeaturesMarket Acceptance Page Size Page Integration
Experience
• Startup time
• Interaction speed
• Graphic effects
• Text quality
Graphic EffectsHTML Flash 8 Flash 9
Animation ✔ ✔ ✔Opacity ✔ ✔ ✔Scaling ✔ ✔ ✔
Vector Graphics ✘ ✔ ✔Rotation ✘ ✔ ✔Shadow ✘ ✘ ✔Emboss ✘ ✘ ✔
Perspective ✘ ✘ ✘
Experience Features
Startup time Animation Speed Text Quality Graphic Effects
HTML Flash 8 Flash 9
Experience FeaturesStartup time Animation Speed Text QualityGraphic Effects
Platform Benefits
Development Deployment Experience
HTML Laszlo/Flash 8 Flex/Flash 9
Platform BenefitsDevelopment Deployment Experience
Some Tradeoffs
• Graphics (Flash) vs. Text (HTML)
• Startup time (HTML) vs. post-startup experience (Flash)
• Development speed (HTML) vs. post-startup experience (Flash)
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