We’ve already seen what TAT can bring to the table and we’ve heard that RIM has plans to integrate Cascades into the BlackBerry 10 platform. If you’re unfamilair what Cascades is and does, RIM has broken it down for you. In short, it allows developers to easily create Astonishing User Interfaces.
What is Cascades?
Easy to use framework for delivering thea stonishing user experience
•Rich set of cor e UI components
•Built in signature effects
•Pre-packaged interaction design
•Easy data binding to various datas ources(SQL/XML/JSON)
•Ease of integration with platform services
•C++and/orQML/JavaScript® power for the same object mode
•A modern UI framework with advanced rendering architecture
• Scene graph based GPU-acceleratedcomposition
•Powerful layout and animation system
•Hybrid UIs combining 2D and3D elements
•Custom and highly flexible list layouts
•Flexible threading model for liquidgraphics