So sayeth the Register, by which they mean that Sun’s RIA play needs some seriously simple-to-use development tools if it’s to have a chance against offerings from Adobe. Other gripes (it wouldn’t be the Register if there weren’t gripes) include the lack of a defined audience for the tools (Web designers? Java-literate programmers?) and snide comments on the quality of the JavaFX UIs coming out in the early demos, something I have to agree with if this is any indication. The whole point of an RIA language is to look slick; primary color squares against a grey background do not inspire confidence. Software Development