Comments on: Google and Rich Internet Applications (RIAs)

By: Saas

Saas — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:14:41 +0000

I really don’t know that I would really call google docs an RIA. It is more of a tool that has some cool features. And Google maps, I was on the road 10 years ago when all you had was a printed map to get where you were going.. trust me google maps is rich!!!

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By: Sam Johnston

Sam Johnston — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:02:26 +0000

Having recently rewritten the RIA article you refer to I wholeheartedly agree that the term should be reserved for browser based plugins such as Flash, Silverlight and Java – after all that’s what most people think when they hear it.

With virtually all [what I would call] “native web applications” having advanced capabilities and javascript these days, tossing them all in the same bucket makes the term completely useless.

Incidentally the “rich” in RIA is a bit of a misnomer – it’s more referring to the fact that they are “artificially enhanced” which is not necessarily a good thing, nor does it necessarily say anything about the UX or quality of the application. For many RIA is a dirty word.

Sam

By: Pramodsingh

Pramodsingh — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:25:16 +0000

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By: David Wright

David Wright — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:11:27 +0000

I stopped using AdBlock a while back. It is unfair on sites which are only able to stay online due to funding – or you would have to pay a subscription.

On the other hand, I do use NoScript and FlashBlock. That allows the site owner to show me adverts, but if they are intrusive Flash adverts or Java adverts, then they only have themselves to blame, when they aren’t displayed.

By: Garreth

Garreth — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:30:38 +0000

Personally, I prefer the cutdown nature of google offering – docs especially.
I mean for one, flash heavy apps suck ram. Why do you think I use Adblock? If i leave three tabs open adverts will have sucked half the ram and 25% of the cpu!
But mostly bc I’m gonna be using google docs in a different way like for things I want access to anywhere. In which case cut down is handy – you never know what computer you’ll have access to.

Ps the exe’s sat nav got us lost! It got confused and was literally taking us in circles!