A deck of slides I used for a presentation about Architecting RIAs on the Adobe Flash Platform and whether the practices applied could be used with JavaFX. I concluded the presentation with a small comparison between Flex/AIR and JavaFX.

1. Architecting RIAs With the Adobe Flash Platform … and what about JavaFX? Mark Nankman

4. TIA versus RIA Backoffice systems database Business logic Application server Web server Web browser HTTP GET/POST HTML Backoffice systems database Business logic Application server Presentation server Web server Web browser HTTP GET/POST XML or compressed binary data RIA Engine Application GUI Rendering Remoting Data Manager TIA RIA

5. Server-side MVC Architecture Server Client http://osteele.com/archives/2004/08/web-mvc Model View Controller Model View Controller

6. RIA MVC Architecture Server Client http://osteele.com/archives/2004/08/web-mvc Model Model View Controller

7. RIA Architecture blueprint: MVCS Views Services Models populates references notifies communicates interacts http://joeberkovitz.com/blog/reviewtube/ Media Service Comment Service Video Player Controller interface interface Video Browser Login, Search… Collection VideoInfo Comment Comment Session interface

9. Prototype Take into production U S E R E X P E R I E N C E a n d T E C H N O L O G Y Project initiation Project acceptance Produce graphic design Accessability training Platform installation Technical design Usability test Usability tests RIA Competence Center, a RIA specific project methodology Definition Launch Construction Design Graphical design Style guide Terminology, Methodology: Deliver, Test plan: functional testing & stress testing Quality User manual, Administration manual, Technical documentation Documentation User training, Administrator training, Developer training Training Meetings, Procedures: Delivery management, Incidence Management & Change Management Project Management RIA Architecture Backoffice Architecture Database schemas Visual Concept Usability requirements Accessability reqs. content tree Content architecture content templates Specifications Use cases Datamodel Programming RIA Components Backoffice components Database Scenarios Persona design usage scenarios Objectives Taskdefinitions

10. The Flash Platform

11. The Flash Platform (2)

14. How Flex Works ... 9 MXML and ActionScript Compile XML/HTTP REST SOAP Web Services JEE Application Server LC Data Services Web Server Existing Applications and Infrastructure Flex Builder 3 IDE Flex SDK 3 MXML ActionScript Flex Class Library .swf .swf HTTP/S AMF/S RTMP/S SOAP RIA Clients Flash Player Adobe AIR

15. Flex Architecture sketch

17. LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Cross-Platform Clients User Interface Technologies Tooling Solution Components Foundation LIVECYCLE ES ENTERPRISE SUITE Designer Workbench Flex Builder Common Administration, Invocation, Orchestration, Security Existing Customer Infrastructure PDF Flex ECM CRM/SFA ERP LDAP ... Reader Flash Browser AIR Forms ES Reader Extensions ES Barcoded Forms ES Data Services ES PDF Generator ES Rights Management ES Digital Signatures ES PDF Generator 3D ES Data Capture Information Assurance Document Output Output ES Production Print ES Process Management Process Management ES Business Activity Monitoring ES Content Services ES ES Connectors for ECM Content Services

19. Flex Micro architecture: Cairngorm

20. Flash vs. JavaFX Vs.

21. JavaFX

22. JavaFX Platform

24. Hello Flex

25. Hello JavaFX

27. Questions