Comments on: Adobe Flex 2 Ad, FMUG Breezo, and Sparkle Doesn’t Suck http://jessewarden.com/2006/03/adobe-flex-2-ad-fmug-breezo-and-sparkle-doesnt-suck.html A blog on software development, technology, games & movies. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:45:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: JesterXL http://jessewarden.com/2006/03/adobe-flex-2-ad-fmug-breezo-and-sparkle-doesnt-suck.html#comment-3405 JesterXL Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:06:12 +0000 http://jessewarden.com/?p=989#comment-3405 In all fairness, the last AS specific comment I remember from you was a few months before MX 2004 came out, and you weren't too happy the direction AS2 was headed, but we didn't get to finish the conversation. In addition, that was February 2003 at the first MXDU; much has changed since then. While I admire your desire to please the end user, I'd like to call bs; if it's fun, you'll use it. Having the ability to create kick ass GUI's with a really cool tool that works like After Effects would rock and there are tons of people who'd pay for that, user-testing or not. I'm not implying we'd convert, but certainly think it'd be fun as heck for the first 2 versions to moonlight as a Sparkle programmer.. that is, unless it really takes off. I mean, heck dude, I we get like Direct X in an AS3 like language, that's off the hook! I'm assuming when you say it's limited, you just mean it's reach compared to the Flash Player. In all fairness, the last AS specific comment I remember from you was a few months before MX 2004 came out, and you weren’t too happy the direction AS2 was headed, but we didn’t get to finish the conversation. In addition, that was February 2003 at the first MXDU; much has changed since then.

While I admire your desire to please the end user, I’d like to call bs; if it’s fun, you’ll use it. Having the ability to create kick ass GUI’s with a really cool tool that works like After Effects would rock and there are tons of people who’d pay for that, user-testing or not. I’m not implying we’d convert, but certainly think it’d be fun as heck for the first 2 versions to moonlight as a Sparkle programmer.. that is, unless it really takes off.

I mean, heck dude, I we get like Direct X in an AS3 like language, that’s off the hook! I’m assuming when you say it’s limited, you just mean it’s reach compared to the Flash Player.

]]> By: Branden http://jessewarden.com/2006/03/adobe-flex-2-ad-fmug-breezo-and-sparkle-doesnt-suck.html#comment-3404 Branden Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:46:50 +0000 http://jessewarden.com/?p=989#comment-3404 Hey! I didn't say it sucked! Also - I've been all AS2/3 for quite some time now! Ok, that's enough exclamation marks for now. I never said Sparkle sucks. I don't think it sucks - I just don't think it's all that and a bag of chips like MS wants everyone to think. For desktop apps - I think it's quite interesting - I just wonder how much it will really benefit the end user. Now WPF/E - while I'm not going to out right say 'sucks' - isn't nearly as impressive as I had hoped. It is sooo limited that it's not even funny. Hey! I didn’t say it sucked! Also - I’ve been all AS2/3 for quite some time now!

Ok, that’s enough exclamation marks for now.

I never said Sparkle sucks. I don’t think it sucks - I just don’t think it’s all that and a bag of chips like MS wants everyone to think. For desktop apps - I think it’s quite interesting - I just wonder how much it will really benefit the end user.

Now WPF/E - while I’m not going to out right say ’sucks’ - isn’t nearly as impressive as I had hoped. It is sooo limited that it’s not even funny.

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