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by andr 6363 days ago
It takes a few startups to jump in and push Silverlight into popularity. IMHO, it is a better and more open RIA technology than Flash, so I'm happy to see it used! (Although, you don't have to use it everywhere. The signup form didn't need it, for example).
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mattmaroon 6363 days ago
It only takes MS bundling it to make it popular on the client end.
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stormideas 6363 days ago
Aha, yes. I got a bit carried away there. Currently redeveloping in ASP.NET MVC as a more standard web form!
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halo 6363 days ago
>IMHO, it is a better and more open RIA technology than Flash

A lesser evil is still an evil.

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andr 6363 days ago
What does that even mean?
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halo 6362 days ago
Silverlight being better than Flash doesn't logically conclude to making Silverlight a good idea and deserving of support. A lesser evil is still an evil.

I consider the fact that Flash is pretty terrible a feature, as at least is helps discourage people from only using it in places where it's absolutely essential. I firmly believe RIAs are a fundamentally bad idea and the quicker they are replaced with open standards the better.

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