Guess What? It's AFLAX after AJAX

When I am getting used to hearing the newly coined moniker AJAX, these guys come up with another - AFLAX and guess what? Flash replaces JavaScript.

Not only have these folks come up with the moniker, but also with a product that could be used to develop applications on top of this technology.

The website also compares AFLAX with AJAX.

AJAX: Asynchronous JavaScript and Xml Build dynamic, rich internet applications Uses JavaScript and XML Connected via XML web services Relatively complex programming model Deploys to Dynamic HTML

AFLAX: Asynchronous Flash® and Xml Build dynamic, rich internet applications Use advanced development languages (C#, VB.NET, Java*) User interfaces and vector graphics using XAML Connected via XML web services Simple programming model Deploy directly to Flash®, the world’s most ubiquitous platform

* Java - sometime in 2005

"The major difference is straight-forward: use advanced programming languages with the associated tools (i.e. Visual Studio.NET) and deploy the same application to any browser, any platform, and nearly any device with a consistent look, feel, and experience."

An hour or so ago, I wrote about AJAX, Smart Clients, and about Mircosoft's new initiative Atlas, and now this seems to be much more promising than those. As a developer one has hell a lot of choices in this world.

I better stop here and go back to bed.