The Grand Convergence: Web + RIA + Widgets + Client/Server @ WEB 2.0 JOURNAL

For the past ten years application developers have been stuck with only two desktop client choices. Traditionally, they can choose either a very thin Web-client technology implemented in HTML and CSS, or a very heavyweight thick client experience implemented using traditional client/server (C/S) technologies (e.g. Java Swing, MFC). It wasn't until the introduction of RIA technologies (e.g. AJAX, Adobe Flex, Curl, and Silverlight) and widget engines (e.g. Yahoo! Widgets and Google Gadgets) that we were given more options.

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#1	peterT commented on the 11 Mar 2008 So Fit clients are taking over from fat clients? Do developers confirm this out there?

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