Curl RIA Platform
Filed Under (AIR, Flex, InfoQ.com, RIA) by jonr on June-12-2008

I just posted an interview on InfoQ.com discussing the Curl RIA platform.  Curl sounds like a pretty nice set of technologies, it includes the programming language, IDE, and client-side runtime.  It sounds like a very similar model to Adobe AIR and Flex in terms of how they break things up and the programming model.  I haven’t had  a chance to use Curl yet, but they claim to be superior to Flex in performance and security.

I was a bit struck by how much they highlight their benefits in contrast to Adobe Flex.   I guess that is a sign that Flex is really a top dog in the RIA market.   Curl is more focused on the enterprise niche, and they don’t expect to see the Curl runtime on every computer in the world.  So, it fits more in environments where the deployment environment can be controlled. Check out the interview to learn more about Curl.

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Andrew Powell on June 13th, 2008 at 5:52 am #

We had the folks from Curl pitch us on using their platform. I was unimpressed to say the least. Their sales tactic was to slam their competitors and say how late to the RIA party Silverlight was. Um, hello? Isn’t Curl a bit late too? I know they’re huge in Japan, but come on…

Richard Monson-Haefel on June 16th, 2008 at 11:07 am #

Our sales folks are aggressive and they are going to tell it like it is. Curl has been in use as a RIA platform for a decade – Flex for about 4 years. We’ve seen and already dealt with the problems Flex is wrestle with now.

Don’t get me wrong. Flex is a nice platform – but its immature compared to Curl. Our security is better. Our performance is better. Our track record is longer. For the enterprise its seems obvious that Curl should be considered along side any other RIA platform.

All the best,

Richard Monson-Haefel
VP of Developer Relations
Curl, Inc.

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