Silverlight, JavaFX, Flex technology Comparison

For web developers, the past period of time has been absolutely unforgettable. Because now in the RIA Development platform area, in addition to Adobe has been launched for a long time Apollo and Flex, Microsoft has launched a Silverlight products, to help developers create rich interactive Web applications. At the end of the JavaOne conference, Sun's chief technology officer, Bob Brewin, announced the launch of JavaFX based on the Java platform, as well as targeting RIA development. Each platform has its own loyal pump, but what is the difference between these technologies?

In a blog he recently wrote, techie the different technologies in terms of definition, size, application platform, licensing, and more.

Silverlight is a cross-browser and Cross-platform plug-in that can be in Microsoft's. NET delivers the dazzling multimedia experience and has the rich interactive function Web application;

JavaFX script allows users to use the JRE "once write, run everywhere" advantage, in the existing knowledge of the technology to create a cross device application;

Flex Products Help application developers create data-driven RIA using powerful Flash runtimes, and developers can use Flash and flex builders to add rich interaction elements to flex-based applications.

At present, these three technologies have advantages, flex preconceived, there is already a large market, but Silverlight's congenital advantage is the support of Windows platform, and JavaFX as an up-and-comer, its advantage is its open source strategy.

The difference between Silverlight and Flash is also hotly debated in the domestic developer Community Javaeye website. Silverlight, though late for Flash, has put a lot of pressure on Flash:

Flash Outlook worrying, see how Adobe deal with, Ria is a very large market, personally feel that Flash is not a good technical advantage, the opposite Silverlight some of the characteristics of Flash is a fatal blow, such as search engine friendly. The biggest advantage of Flash is the development of a large number of developers, Microsoft wants to woo these real market-driven people will not be a small effort.

Competition is always a good thing, and the competition between RIA development platforms is just beginning.