An Introduction to Adobe Flex and OpenLaszlo

In 2006 Rich Internet Applications went from being the exception to the norm. Battling it out on this front are technologies such as Ajax, Flex and OpenLaszlo. This session takes a look at the two main alternatives to pure Ajax, Flex and OpenLaszlo, comparing them not only to each other but to Ajax and Swing/SWT Java applications.

In 2006 Rich Internet Applications went from being the exception to the norm. Battling it out on this front are technologies such as Ajax, Flex and OpenLaszlo. This session takes a look at the two main alternatives to pure Ajax, Flex and OpenLaszlo, comparing them not only to each other but to Ajax and Swing/SWT Java applications.

About Scott Delap

Scott Delap is President of Rich Client Solutions, Inc., a software consulting firm focusing on technologies such as Swing, Eclipse RCP, GWT, Flex, and Open Laszlo. He is actively involved in the Java community, speaking at events such as NFJS, QCon and JavaOne. Scott is also the Java Editor of InfoQ.com and runs ClientJava.com, a portal focused on desktop Java development.

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