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RIA Unleashed Boston Conference - My thoughts

By Scott Janousek
November 19, 2009

Kevin Shuttle already beat me to the proverbial punch with his review, but I'd to share some of my thoughts on a recent Boston based conference called RIA Unleashed. This developer focused event was recently held at Bentley College, Waltham,...

Conference Review: RIA Unleashed Boston

By Kevin Suttle
November 17, 2009

Boston was home to the RIAUnleashed conference on Friday, November 13, and was jam-packed with Flex, AIR, ColdFusion and other RIA goodness. What was so unique to me about this conference was the fact that not only were the speakers...

More Upcoming RIA Events

By Rich Tretola
October 16, 2009

RIA Unleashed - Boston is a 1 day 3 track event covering Flex, AIR, ColdFusion and related technologies and disciplines. Our three tracks are designed to allow you to focus on the technologies you are interested in. You'll be able...

MAX 2009 Session Videos: Flex Frameworks, AR, & Best RIAs

By Rich Tretola
October 16, 2009

InsideRIA had three sessions at Adobe MAX this year: The Battle of the Flex Frameworks Returns, with Greg Owen; Augmented Reality within the Flash Player, with Jesse Freeman; and InsideRIA's Secrets of the Best Rich Internet Apps of 2009 (So...

Welcome To The Dojo

By John Barlow
September 28, 2009

Welcome To The Dojo. That is how a friend of mine introduced me to this Javascript Framework. "The Dojo? Great, now he's going to act all mystic like and not directly answer any of my questions." I thought to myself. Turns out, he was talking about a framework that is truly awesome. I'll admit, the documentation is a bit to dig through, but hopefully my experience and previous digging will be of use to you. Don't worry, the only things being thrown around in this "Dojo" are Javascript and web programming ideas you may or may not have seen before.

Poll Results: Best of RIA 2009 so far - Finally!

By Rich Tretola
September 10, 2009

It has been a long and hard road getting to this point with a few road blocks in the way. If you have been following along with the progressions of the last few weeks, you probably are already aware of...

Poll Results: The Best of RIA 2009 - Semi Finals

By Rich Tretola
September 7, 2009

Well, tonight was supposed to be the big results post, but as those of you who have been following along with this contest know there have been some problems that have recently been discovered. So, with that in mind, we...

Polling Issues and Irregularities

By Rich Tretola
September 5, 2009

We just wanted to provide you with an update on our polling situation. We have heard from many of you through comments on our site as well as external blog posts. I would first like to thank all of you...

How To Get a Job

By RJ Owen
September 4, 2009

You've been looking into the world of Rich Internet Applications for a while now but how do you make the jump? Whether you're a developer working in Java or C++ looking to get on the web or a designer working in an art department wanting to do more interactive, the RIA world is a fast-growing and exciting field many people are looking to transition to. Unless you're lucky enough to have some personal connections into an RIA firm, the decision to move requires hitting the pavement and convincing an RIA company that you're worth hiring. This article comes from my experiences as both a former interviewee and current interviewer at a mid-sized RIA company. I've seen both the good and the bad; the ups and the downs; the ins and the outs. After roughly every interview we conduct I think of a few things I wish I could share about how the candidate could have improved their chances of getting hired - this article is the collection of all of those ideas.

50 Most Usable RIAs

By Theresa Neil
September 2, 2009

We applied two simple criteria to identify the 50 most usable RIAs: Number 1: Does it adhere to the 10 basic usability principles? Number 2: Is it really rich? Developing a product with Ajax, Flex, or Silverlight doesn't inherently make it rich. A usable RIA will embody these six principles: Make it Direct, Keep it Lightweight, Stay in the Page, Provide an Invitation, Use Transitions, React Immediately.

New Poll: The Best of RIA 2009 - Semi Finals

By Rich Tretola
August 31, 2009

Over the past 3+ weeks we have done the following. First, we asked you to "Help us choose the best RIA of 2009 / Adobe MAX". Next, we took 20 of those nominations and split them into 2 groups...

Poll Results: Best of RIA 2009 so far - Round 2

By Rich Tretola
August 31, 2009

Round 2 is now completed and the top 5 RIAs that will join last weeks winners in this weeks semi-finals are (Note: results as of 11:45pm eastern time) Balsamiq Mockups, iPlotz, Hot Gloo, SlideSix, & Digital Tutors move on to...

New Poll: The Best of RIA 2009 - Round 2

By Rich Tretola
August 24, 2009

Round 1 is over and Round 2 now begins. The top 5 RIA's from this week's poll will move on to next weeks semi final. So, please vote for your favorite from this week's 10 nominees. Please click here to...

Poll Results: Best of RIA 2009 so far - Round 1

By Rich Tretola
August 24, 2009

After well over 5000 votes, round 1 is officially over. The top 5 RIAs that will move into the semi-finals 2 weeks from now are (Note: results as of 10:15pm eastern time) Aviary, FlashMoto, Creately, Konductor, & Yooba move on...

New Poll: The Best of RIA 2009 - Round 1

By Rich Tretola
August 17, 2009

Over the next 3 weeks, we will be conducting a tournament to determine the InsideRIA choice for the top RIA of the year so far. For the next two weeks we have nominated a total of 20 RIA's based on...

Help us choose the best RIA of 2009 / Adobe MAX

By Rich Tretola
August 11, 2009

We need your help. O'Reilly is conducting a competition to highlight the best RIAs of 2009. We have been compiling a list of noteworthy applications, but we want to make sure we aren't missing any. It can be especially difficult to find independent developers that aren't receiving as much attention as they might deserve. Upon completing the list we will begin voting here on InsideRIA. The finalists will be showcased at a special session at MAX 2009 where we conduct and in-depth look at each app and conduct a Q&A with the developer/development team. Please leave a comment with any submissions/suggestions. The only requirements are that the application be created/powered with Adobe tools and that they were either created, released, or updated in 2009.

An Honest Open Discussion on Web Standards and HTML 5

By David Tucker
June 23, 2009

We need an open honest discussion about HTML5 and what it means for the web. Unfortunately, you aren't going to get the truth from fanatics on either side, but instead we all need to examine all of the evidence and come to our own conclusions. I have spent a great deal of time analyzing the facts, and in the process I have made several observations.

Five Reasons Architecture Matters

By Dan Thomas
June 19, 2009

This post is an attempt to help justify the sometimes seemingly unappreciated efforts of good application architecture. Sometimes project managers/clients can question time spent on architecture and it can be hard to bring out appropriate explanations on the spot. This...

Flash Camp Orlando This Friday

By David Tucker
May 27, 2009

You won't want to miss Flash (Flex) Camp Orlando this Friday, May 29th, on the campus of UCF ($49.95 for single registration - less for groups of 3 or more). This event will have some great speakers, give-aways, and most importantly some big announcements from Adobe.

Creative Ideas for RIA

By John Papa
May 15, 2009

Design can be a huge stumbling block for developers coming to the RIA world. Here are a few tips on how I started tackling this hurdle.

Flash vs. Silverlight on Smashing Magazine

By RJ Owen
May 11, 2009

Earlier this month Smashing Magazine posted a broad review of Flash and Silverlight. The review covers the way the two products handle things like animation, publishing to the desktop, scripting, small file sizes, socket connections, capturing web-cam content, etc.

Open Question: When not to RIA?

By Raymond Camden
May 6, 2009

Open question about how folks make decisions on how much/how well they will support non-JavaScript enabled clients.

InsideRIA is looking for your help

By Rich Tretola
May 1, 2009

InsideRIA would like to expand our coverage of the many RIA related conferences that occur throughout the year. Naturally we thought why not further involve the InsideRIA community? So, here is your chance to become an InsideRIA contributor as a...

Exploring Apache Pivot 1.1, Part 2

By Greg Brown
April 26, 2009

This is the second in a series of articles that explore some of the new features in Apache Pivot 1.1. Pivot is a Java-based RIA toolkit that is currently undergoing incubation at the Apache Software Foundation. The previous article provided an overview of the new drag and drop features in Pivot 1.1; this article introduces Pivot's support for browsing the local file system.

Exploring Apache Pivot 1.1, Part 1

By Greg Brown
April 26, 2009

This is the first in a series of several articles that explore some of the new features in Apache Pivot 1.1. Pivot is a Java-based RIA toolkit that is currently undergoing incubation at the Apache Software Foundation. This article discusses Pivot's support for drag and drop.

Real world RIA productivity tools

By Dan Thomas
April 26, 2009

Ever noticed how certain phrases seem to do the rounds in the tech industry? One such phrase I see a lot is "eat your own dog food" or more charmingly "dogfooding". I can relate this to a number of RIAs which I use day-to-day when developing, managing and promoting RIAs which I thought might be of use to share in no particular order (and with no affiliation).

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for April 20

By David Tucker
April 20, 2009

This week Yahoo refreshes ASTRA, Smashing Magazine provides a great list of AIR resources, CNET uncovers the truth about the MLB switch back to Flash video, Scott Barnes speaks his mind about Silverlight 3, Google App Engine extends its reach, ExtJS introduces some changes to its licensing, and the Masters is delivered with Flash Media Server. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

Scott Barnes Take on Silverlight 3

By John Papa
April 9, 2009

What does SIlverlight 3 bring to the table? Hear it from someone who knows the leading tools from Adobe and Microsoft inside and out.

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for April 6

By David Tucker
April 6, 2009

The Weekly RIA RoundUp returns this week with a new partnership between Adobe and Facebook, Ribbit asking the development community for advice, an easy way to include Silverlight content into Wordpress posts, a new release of Tour De Flex, a refresh for JavaFX and Netbeans, Titanium reaches preview release 3, and much more. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

The Future of the Web: I Disagree

By Yakov Fain
March 25, 2009

Tim Bray, a Distinguished Engineer and Director of Web Technologies at Sun Microsystems has been interviewed by InfoQ about the future of the Web. With all my respect to Sun’s engineers, I have to disagree with some of the statements...

SpatialKey - Amazing Geo-Spatial Visualization

By David Tucker
March 24, 2009

Today, SpatialKey announced a private beta. The SpatialKey team has been hard at work since InsideRIA first announced the technical preview on August 9th. This new version includes many new features and some advanced visualizations. This release demonstrates why SpatialKey is one of the most exciting RIA's I have seen recently.

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for March 23

By David Tucker
March 24, 2009

This week we look at the Silverlight 3 announcement from Microsoft Mix'09 in Las Vegas, 3D support in JavaFX, some information on Flash SEO, March Madness in the browser, using Titanium with Flex applications, and much more. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

MIX09ers Head Home with Silverlight and Expression Betas in Hand and Design in Mind

By John Osborn
March 24, 2009

As they headed home from Las Vegas last Friday, the roughly 2000 designers and developers -- not to mention Microsoft employees -- returning from the three-day MIX09 web conference in Las Vegas had plenty to consider. For O'Reilly author and Silverlight MVP John Papa, the big news was the support for "out of browser" and line of business applications announced for Silverlight 3. For Vertigo developer Jon Galloway, the SketchFlow designer planned for Expression Blend 3 and demoed for the first time at MIX, promises to revolutionize the way designers prototype their user interactions. As for Scott Guthrie, VP of the Microsoft's Developer Division, reflecting on his keynote at an after hours reception, he was just pleased that MIX09 had come together without the "fire drill" of years past.

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for March 16

By David Tucker
March 16, 2009

This week we look forward to SXSW and Mix '09 and look back on Facebook coming to the desktop, a preview of Pro JavaFX, a tool to help designers get started with Silverlight, more information on Mozilla Bespin, and new AIR features in Aptana Studio. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

Forget Best Practices

By RJ Owen
March 13, 2009

I hear a lot of talk about "best practices" these days, and I'm sure you do too. As design has become a more visibly important differentiator for web development professionals and companies, understanding the "best way" to accomplish any given task has been a big deal, leading to a plethora of blogs, conferences, podcasts, etc. on the topic. How can I communicate that there's more information to fill out? How can I make my form most intuitive? How can I present an intuitive interaction? These are the types of questions "best practices" are called upon to answer.

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for March 9

By David Tucker
March 9, 2009

This week the Flex SDK gets some bug fixes, iLog releases a new set of visualization components, the new version of jQuery UI was released, Microsoft provides some guidance on Silverlight development, and a talk on the future of Rich Internet Applications. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

The Weekly RIA Round-Up for March 3

By David Tucker
March 3, 2009

This week Titanium releases its second preview release, AIR gets some bug fixes, Adobe gives some help to the recently unemployed, Tim Heuer breaks down Silverlight testing, Cappuccino makes some magic in the browser with Atlas, and a new...

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for February 23

By David Tucker
February 23, 2009

NOTE: We want to hear what stories you want to see on the Weekly RIA RoundUp. You can submit stories of interest by sending a tweet to @riaroundup. This week we examine the announcements at the Mobile World Congress; Silverlight,...

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for February 9

By David Tucker
February 9, 2009

This week Silverlight goes geospatial with ESRI, Flex gets a bit more connected to Google Analytics, iLog shows off Elixir version 2, Infragistics highlights UX patterns with Silverlight, and an overview of the JavaFX 1.0 SDK. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA. NOTE: We want to hear what stories you want to see on the Weekly RIA RoundUp. Starting this week, you can submit stories of interest by sending a tweet to @riaroundup.

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for February 2

By David Tucker
February 2, 2009

This week GMail goes offline through the power of Gears, Adobe AIR surpasses 100 Million installations, developers get a comprehensive list of Silverlight controls, Flash gets some augmented reality, and a test drive of the BlazeDS and Spring integration is provided. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for January 26

By David Tucker
January 26, 2009

This week Adobe announces plans to release the RTMP specification, we hear rumors of a release date for JavaFX mobile, Google launches the Google AJAX API playground, Silverlight Spy inspects applications, and we look at the use of P2P in the inauguration coverage. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for January 19

By David Tucker
January 20, 2009

This week the RIA landscape gets its day in the spotlight with the Presidential Inauguration, we learn that Silverlight 3 will share some secrets at Mix'09, Curl gains AMF support, jQuery 1.3 is released, Amethyst reaches Beta 2, and...

The Weekly RIA RoundUp for January 14

By David Tucker
January 15, 2009

This week we look at Adobe deploying an enterprise solution to Amazon EC2, a complete Flash Catalyst tutorial from Ryan Stewart, Silverlight on Linux with Moonlight, JavaFX charting with JFXtras, source code for Silverlight controls being published, and a JavaScript implementation of ActiveRecord. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

When you're SMIL-ing, when you're SMIL-ing...

By Philip Fennell
January 8, 2009

...the whole world smiles with you. No it's not a typo, the acronym for the W3C's Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) is pronounced "smile", and the SMIL Animation module sure makes me smile; even more so given the fact that I've seen it mentioned, outside of the usual multi-media circles, three times last year and once already this year...

The Weekly RIA Roundup for January 5

By David Tucker
January 5, 2009

This week we look at JFXtras extending the JavaFX SDK, individual AIR code signing certificates, session support between Flex and PHP with ZendAMF, and using community contributions at SilverlightContrib. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp at...

PhoneGap: my new favorite open-source project

By RJ Owen
December 29, 2008

The real problem with mobile development is that you need to learn a new language. Every platform currently has their own unique language for writing applications, and some of them are downright obtuse (I'm talking to you, Objective-C for iPhone.) With the number of mobile devices and mobile internet connections exponentially rising, it was only a number of time before someone made it easier. Enter PhoneGap.

The Weekly RIA Round-Up for December 29

By David Tucker
December 29, 2008

This week saw Mashable collecting a list of useful AIR applications, a tutorial on the Eclipse JavaFX plug-in, integration between BlazeDS and Spring, and Serge Jespers corrects misconceptions about Flash video. All this and more on the Weekly RIA RoundUp from InsideRIA.

Why Ribbit is a Big Deal

By RJ Owen
December 22, 2008

If you've been hiding under a rock for the last year or so, Ribbit is a platform for voice - a strong platform that allows developers to manage and process voice content in ways we couldn't before. Ribbit is well positioned to radically change the way we view voice communication, and if you're a developer you should probably dig into it. Besides learning a great technology, there's $100,000 in it for you if you can make something good. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

The Weekly RIA Round-Up for December 22

By David Tucker
December 22, 2008

Even with the holidays approaching, the RIA landscape continues to change. This week saw Adobe AIR for Linux come out of beta, the first visual editor for JavaFX applications, a new way to unit test Ajax, and a new...

RIAs of Christmas Future: UX Trends in 2009

By Francisco Inchauste
December 22, 2008

The UX Revolution continues as we talk about about the future of RIAs and the story that a great user experience can offer. There are many emerging trends in UX in the way we build and communicate these stories, but becoming just as important, is the form in which they are delivered. I asked 10 professionals creating RIAs today to talk about where they see trends in UX headed.

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