Simply could not wait to write about this: Ext is coming out with Ext Designer. This would be the first Javascript-focussed RIA building tool outside of Adobe Spry in Dreamweaver and TIBCO General Interface. And it reaffirms my conviction that an IDE to help developers make RIAs more effectively is desperately needed. This step by Ext is in the right direction. It remains to be seen how far they would be willing to take it. I, for one, would be keenly watching them.
Parallel to this development is Salesforce coming up with Chatter Collaboration Cloud to create create collaborative cloud-computing applications. Salesforce, above all, have a strong expertise in making web-based business applications. Yet their venture from CRM into collaborative development, on the face of it, does seem odd. I have no doubt about their technical prowess and their distribution network, but I am curious to understand how they will leverage their CRM experience and brand image to enter this arena. In fact, I feel their strong association with CRM may inhibit them. I understand that they are now promoting the "Force.com platform" with a strong desire to leverage cloud computing, but the CRM shadow may prove a bit hard to loose. For RIA, this development points out at an interesting alternative to desktop based IDEs. Definitely something to ponder upon. The not-so-new RIA by Autodesk and the current venture by Salesforce clearly demonstrates that it may be both technically feasible and perhaps even desirable. Definitely something to ponder about.
Parallel to this development is Salesforce coming up with Chatter Collaboration Cloud to create create collaborative cloud-computing applications. Salesforce, above all, have a strong expertise in making web-based business applications. Yet their venture from CRM into collaborative development, on the face of it, does seem odd. I have no doubt about their technical prowess and their distribution network, but I am curious to understand how they will leverage their CRM experience and brand image to enter this arena. In fact, I feel their strong association with CRM may inhibit them. I understand that they are now promoting the "Force.com platform" with a strong desire to leverage cloud computing, but the CRM shadow may prove a bit hard to loose. For RIA, this development points out at an interesting alternative to desktop based IDEs. Definitely something to ponder upon. The not-so-new RIA by Autodesk and the current venture by Salesforce clearly demonstrates that it may be both technically feasible and perhaps even desirable. Definitely something to ponder about.
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