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RIA News - Flex vs. AJAX: Stop The Madness!

Flex or AJAX? Which one is better? Which one will 'win' in the RIA space? I am tired of this argument. I'm tired of seeing blog posts keeping this debate alive. It's a non-issue, really. I think that people make it an issue when they try, or investigate, each technology and find one easier than the other then run with that technology's banner. Flex and AJAX can, should, and do exist in the same space. Their goal is the same: A rich UI and breaking the old and busted request-response model with the new hotness of the event-driven model. Both technologies can achieve the same goal, but via different paths.

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#4	Keith commented on the 9 Jun 2008 I think saying that Flex is hard to learn is not accurate. We have successfully taught programmers of both a CF background as well as a Java OOP background how to work with the technology. Thats the beauty of having mxml and action script within the framework. It offers levels of comfort for all types of developers. I hate to see articles like this that misrepresent a technology. It's unfortunate that syscon let this article out to the public.
#3	chris ellem commented on the 20 Mar 2008 AJAX development does not produce an RIA...far from it. That's Madness! I also would refute that every ColdFusion Developer would not make a Flex Developer. In 2008 the transition is easier than ever....give it a go.
#2	Richard Monson-Haefel commented on the 29 Feb 2008 I actually believe that ColdFusion developers would be better off learning Curl, which is an alternative to Adobe Flex and Ajax. Curl is easier to learn and its far more powerful, in my opinion, than either of the other options. Of course I'm biased as I work for Curl, but honestly it's a whole lot better than trying to learn Ajax (JavaScript, CCS, HTML, XML, XHR, DOM) or Flex (ActionScript and MXML).
#1	Juan commented on the 28 Feb 2008 I agree with you. I think each technology has strengths and weaknesses. As Technical professionals we must think about what technology is better in a specific context, rather than what technology is the easiest one.

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