http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/tags/Barely+Out+of+Beta/default.aspxTags: Barely Out of Betaen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/2007/09/14/barely-out-of-beta-part-2-ria-definition-continues-to-be-unresolved.aspxFri, 14 Sep 2007 08:31:03 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4905550scbarnes1http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/comments/4905550.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4905550http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=4905550<p><a href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/15-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-2.html" target="_blank">Nectarine</a> have put up <a href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/15-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-2.html" target="_blank">Part #2</a> of the infamous RIA saga, &quot;<a href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/15-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-2.html" target="_blank">Barely Out of Beta</a>&quot;. I think it's fitting given after reading about Adobe staffer's latest nit picking over definitions that Microsoft use.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/15-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-2.html"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 10px; border-right-width: 0px" height="124" alt="image" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/msmossyblog/WindowsLiveWriter/BarelyOutofBetaPart2RIADefinitioncontin_DA10/image_5.png" width="244" align="right" border="0" /></a> </p> <blockquote> <p><i>&quot;...(I was really tempted to have a ragged little voice at the end, coming out of the fight, saying &quot;Did someone mention ten dollars?&quot;. But comics are about distilling down to the essence of joke, and you only have so much room. So I didn't push Steve to shove yet another bloody balloon over his gorgeous artwork.) <br /></i> <br />We realize there's only so many RIA acronym gags you can make before people, well, gag (and believe me, we still had heaps more!). So you'll be pleased to know that soon we'll be taking potshots at others areas of this great, wide development landscape...&quot; - <a href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/15-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-2.html" target="_blank">Minty</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>View the Comic at: <br /></strong><a title="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/15-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-2.html" href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/15-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-2.html">http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/15-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-2.html</a></p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:B3E14793-948F-49af-A347-D19C374A7C4F:a9314b27-2410-4270-92ee-d1b2d9324d7a" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Barely_Out_Of_Beta_Comic_2_Rich_Interactive_Applications_Debate'; digg_bodytext = 'Nectarine have put up Part #2 of the infamous RIA saga, "Barely Out of Beta". I think it's fitting given after reading about Adobe staffer's latest nit picking over definitions that Microsoft use.'; digg_topic = 'software'; digg_skin = 'compact'; //--></script> <script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4905550" width="1" height="1">RIARich Internet ApplicationRich Interactive ApplicationComicBarely Out of Betahttp://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/2007/09/11/new-ria-comic-debuted-barely-out-of-beta.aspxTue, 11 Sep 2007 10:08:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4862210scbarnes2http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/comments/4862210.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4862210http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=4862210<p><a href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/14-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-comic-strip.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/14-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-comic-strip.html">Minty</a> (Nectarine.com.au, makers of infamous <a href="http://animation.nectarine.com.au/wotp_2007.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://animation.nectarine.com.au/wotp_2007.html">funny Flash animated cartoons</a>) just sent me an email letting me know one&#xA0; of what will be <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/2007/09/05/adobe-vs-microsoft-the-comic.aspx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/2007/09/05/adobe-vs-microsoft-the-comic.aspx">many comic strips</a> centered around the online web is now online.</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/msmossyblog/WindowsLiveWriter/RIAComicdebuted_EF3F/20070911_maria3_1.jpg" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/msmossyblog/WindowsLiveWriter/RIAComicdebuted_EF3F/20070911_maria3_1.jpg"><img style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="320" alt="20070911_maria3" src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/msmossyblog/WindowsLiveWriter/RIAComicdebuted_EF3F/20070911_maria3_thumb_1.jpg" width="640" border="0" mce_src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/msmossyblog/WindowsLiveWriter/RIAComicdebuted_EF3F/20070911_maria3_thumb_1.jpg" /></a></p> <p>I think the first one is brilliant especially since a few Adobe staffer's and I have gotten into a bit of an online debate over RIA (Interactive vs Internet). Any guesses as to whom the Windows guy is? *grin* and how about the Adobe guy....</p> <p>I especially love the Linux shirt.</p> <p>Be sure to add their blog to your RSS Feed for future comics (there are three more on their way already). </p> <p><a title="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/14-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-comic-strip.html" href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/14-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-comic-strip.html" mce_href="http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/14-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-comic-strip.html">http://www.nectarine.com.au/nectarineblog/index.php?/archives/14-Barely-Out-Of-Beta-comic-strip.html</a></p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:B3E14793-948F-49af-A347-D19C374A7C4F:f49aace1-e45a-4b83-986d-907a71d92d44" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/New_RIA_Comic_debuted_Barely_out_of_Beta_A_new_comic_strip'; digg_title = 'New RIA Comic debuted - "Barely out of Beta". A new comic strip.'; digg_bodytext = 'The guys behind a lot of Adobe Flash Cartoons have put together a comic strip "Barely Out of Beta", which will focus on the web industry overall (lately Adobe vs Microsoft). The first comic strip that is online makes fun of "MA-RIA", in that Rich Interactive Applications (RIA) vs Rich Internet Applications (RIA).'; digg_topic = 'software'; digg_skin = 'compact'; //--></script> <script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4862210" width="1" height="1">AdobeRIANectarineComicBarely Out of Beta