WTF is Thermo?!
Hats off to Sam Robbins for digging around and finding out about “Thermo”. Digging around looking for clues in job postings is exactly the thing I liked to do, but it doesn’t work as well now that I’m on the inside. We’re going to talk a lot more about Thermo at MAX, but Mark Anders has some good information. He’s leading the project which should give you an idea of 1) how strategic it is and 2) how awesome it’s going to be.
So what is it? I’ve seen some guesses around but luckily no one has gotten it quite yet. But as someone who has been following the RIA space for a long time, I’m really excited about Thermo. The job description says it’s going to “enable designers and creatively inclined developers to easily build rich internet applications and interactive content” and that’s a pretty good description. Think of Adobe’s strengths and it’s weaknesses up to this point. “Thermo” is going to finally bring those together and enable the creation of RIAs in a way that only Adobe can pull off. You’re going to see some great looking apps thanks to Thermo.
Also, I just looked at the list of the Thermo team. These guys are awesome.
[tags]MAX, Thermo, Rich Internet Applications[/tags]
Posted in Rich Internet Applications
September 18th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Sounds like good timing for a strike back at the tools and workflow comparisons! I can’t picture the implementation but I have an idea of what Thermo might do. Having Mark Anders on the case can only be good for us all, will keep an eye on this.
The spoils of being on the inside eh Ryan? I’ll bet you miss the naivety we all have!
September 18th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Yes – Awesome! Great!
Could be a Design tool like MS-Blend but with CLR support output for Flash/Flex. (C# Ruby…)
Go Adobe you are Fantastic
September 19th, 2007 at 3:30 am
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September 20th, 2007 at 12:33 am
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November 18th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
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