Hey Bryan, It's great that you want to see more in depth stuff, and it's good to give us the feedback, and even discuss it so we can narrow things down a bit.
I wanna comment on a few of the things you mentioned... > The examples are mostly way to simple. We can find all of this within our Docs included with DMX and our oldie but goodie CFStudio. This may be true of some things, but keep in mind, some folks don't learn well by reading the documentation, it's sometimes too clinical for some folks to be able to see how it applies to "real world" usage, so, articles on the same subjects seem to be better for some folks, and usually add some practical info which may not be in the docs. > I would like to see some in-depth coverage of these functions. I don't want to know how to consume the babelfish web service. After reading the tutorial for the first time, it is easy to consume it. I'll take that as feedback that what you read was good enough that it really made it seem simple. ;) > How about some more examples of using flash with cf? I want to totally understand flash remoting and the like, but really can't get an understanding from it from the current examples apps. If a programmer has never opened flash before, how can he easily get started. The examples now, seem to need you to understand how the timelines work and how and where to put your variables before you get started. Server-Side ActionScript and how to use it would be great to learn more about. Hmm, some folks say there's too much about Flash and CF. I guess if we're getting feedback that there's too much, and that there's too little, we're hitting in the middle which might not be too bad! As far as those who've never used Flash, I'm not sure that the Designer & Developer Center is the place where you'll find basic Flash training. Most likely, the articles are going to be about new features, and the concepts of using a Macromedia product w/ other technologies (some Macromedia technologies, some from other companies - we try to keep in mind that folks aren't necessarily working in a Macromedia vaccuum!). I took Fast Track to Flash and FT to ActionScript, and they really helped. I think it comes down to getting some basic Flash training to be able to take best advantage of the CF/Flash articles/sample apps. Just some suggestions on training resources would be: The tutorials in Flash to get started Fast Track classes: http://trainingreg.macromedia.com/tregexternal/ Macromedia University online training:http://www.macromedia.com/support/training/self_paced_training.html Books on Flash: http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flashbooks.htm >There are so many new features and possibilities out there now with MX it is somewhat overwhelming. I love the idea of Rich Clients but can't get started because I'm still trying to catch up with CFMX. A lot of folks are in the same boat. We're tossing a lot of new stuff at folks at once, and if you're a CFer new to Flash, it may take a bit of learning before you're ready to jump foot-first into RIAs. Fortunately, we're archiving all the stuff, so you can go back and read when it's a more appropriate time for you. > Again you guys are the best, keep up the wonderful work. Aw shucks *blush* Thanks, really. And keep letting us know what subjects you're interested in. As was said (I think it was Matt L.), it's easier to give folks what they want when we hear them asking the questions, and making requests for info, than it is to guess at what folks would find useful. -Vern ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
