Comments on: Google Working on Answer to Flash, Silverlight, Java http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:54:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: yywill http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-873096 yywill Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:22:05 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-873096 Why not Java? Why not Java?

]]> By: CBVenkat http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-864124 CBVenkat Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:07:30 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-864124 Creating a XHTML friendly Rich Internet/Web like application that can "run" inside the desktop is a cool thing, as long as the creator/developer need not know all the internals of how to write C/C++ based cross-platform plug-ins. Making Interpreted Code run as "Native Client" application, within the browser runtime, is a very good choice, since most of the Phyton/Perl/Ruby/Erlang/JavaScript are all interpreted languages with interpreters ported to most of OS environments. I would be happy to uninstall the web browsers, when Chromium comes out with this feature and can run in both Windows and Linux. <a href="http://www.cbvenkat.net" rel="nofollow">Venkatraman</a> Creating a XHTML friendly Rich Internet/Web like application that can “run” inside the desktop is a cool thing, as long as the creator/developer need not know all the internals of how to write C/C++ based cross-platform plug-ins. Making Interpreted Code run as “Native Client” application, within the browser runtime, is a very good choice, since most of the Phyton/Perl/Ruby/Erlang/JavaScript are all interpreted languages with interpreters ported to most of OS environments.

I would be happy to uninstall the web browsers, when Chromium comes out with this feature and can run in both Windows and Linux.

Venkatraman

]]> By: Lixin http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-848622 Lixin Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:25:08 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-848622 Is there a good IDE for writing those x86 codes which will be running with this native client? Why other major competitors, such as MS, Sun and Adobe, are using managed codes with their plugins? Why MS would not just release a sandboxed ActiveX to fight back? It is Google's all on web, non-OS strategy which actually triggered a fierce competition on RIA platforms and that competition has turned back to threaten Google's position in the market. That's why there is such a native client story. Is there a good IDE for writing those x86 codes which will be running with this native client?

Why other major competitors, such as MS, Sun and Adobe, are using managed codes with their plugins? Why MS would not just release a sandboxed ActiveX to fight back?

It is Google’s all on web, non-OS strategy which actually triggered a fierce competition on RIA platforms and that competition has turned back to threaten Google’s position in the market.

That’s why there is such a native client story.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-847368 Anonymous Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:11:29 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-847368 Can it play quake? Can it play quake?

]]> By: Shantanu http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-847133 Shantanu Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:37:19 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-847133 I hope the native client integrates well with WINE on *NIX and is able to run Windows apps in browser without any installation required. I hope the native client integrates well with WINE on *NIX and is able to run Windows apps in browser without any installation required.

]]> By: crag http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-846965 crag Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:23:36 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-846965 @slaction: Adobe does the same with ActionScript. At least knowing python can serve you in other areas. Unlike Actionscript, which is useless outside of Flash. @slaction: Adobe does the same with ActionScript. At least knowing python can serve you in other areas. Unlike Actionscript, which is useless outside of Flash.

]]> By: Dimitris Menounos http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-846953 Dimitris Menounos Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:56:15 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-846953 After a long time of boreness that felt like Java had thrown in the towel and that Flash had secured the dominant place as a RIA platform, interesting things finally happen. First Silverlight, then AIR, then Chrome and WebKit and Mozilla all speeding up Javascript, then JavaFX, then Flash Alchemy and now NativeClient! Look at all these new toys we have to play with :) The war is heating up and I couldn't be happier. Personally I am most excited about Flash Alchemy and Native Client because they allow the use of C. I use Java, Javascript and Actionscript every day as my work is primarily RIA development - and I love them. Up until today I couldn't excersize C for a living. When these tools shape up a bit I will. After a long time of boreness that felt like Java had thrown in the towel and that Flash had secured the dominant place as a RIA platform, interesting things finally happen.

First Silverlight, then AIR, then Chrome and WebKit and Mozilla all speeding up Javascript, then JavaFX, then Flash Alchemy and now NativeClient! Look at all these new toys we have to play with :) The war is heating up and I couldn’t be happier.

Personally I am most excited about Flash Alchemy and Native Client because they allow the use of C. I use Java, Javascript and Actionscript every day as my work is primarily RIA development – and I love them. Up until today I couldn’t excersize C for a living. When these tools shape up a bit I will.

]]> By: slaction http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-846805 slaction Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:40:11 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-846805 Damn google is so one sided when it comes to code. Google needs to get off its high horse and support other languages. Not everyone wants to code in python and java. Damn google is so one sided when it comes to code.

Google needs to get off its high horse and support other languages. Not everyone wants to code in python and java.

]]> By: EastCoast http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-846624 EastCoast Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:45:33 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-846624 88mb for a runtime is pretty big 88mb for a runtime is pretty big

]]> By: boen_robot http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/10/google-working-on-answer-to-flash-silverlight-java/comment-page-1/#comment-846440 boen_robot Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:58:19 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3262#comment-846440 @dansergiu You still need (and WILL need; even in the future) to install Native Client, which itself is the runtime, makig Native Client just like AIR or JAVA. And if Chrome includes it (which is likely), it would become a direct competitor to ActiveX, only it will be be available as a plugin for other browsers. @dansergiu
You still need (and WILL need; even in the future) to install Native Client, which itself is the runtime, makig Native Client just like AIR or JAVA.

And if Chrome includes it (which is likely), it would become a direct competitor to ActiveX, only it will be be available as a plugin for other browsers.

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