"And finally, Flex is a much better solution for applications than AJAX, which is a collection of band-aids applied to the sucking wound that is HTML interface development."
In your opinion :-) "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts To: CF-Talk Sent: Sat Apr 07 22:16:44 2007 Subject: RE: A Question for Development: Ajax Now or Ajax Later? > I guess Flex is an option, but I've tried working with Flash > with every version that has come out, and I've hated working > with the Flash timeline. > It's not that I'm unfamiliar with timelines... I've been > using them edit video for the past 12 years. I just found > the Flash interface to be unintuitive and difficult to use to > accomplish much. Flex development is quite distinct, and different, from Flash development. They share a common language (ActionScript), but that's about it. I know nothing about how to develop in Flash, but am a competent Flex developer. Flex development is more like Visual Basic or PowerBuilder development in many ways - it's traditional forms-based development. > That said, I realize that Flex has a different interface, > which is the only reason why I would even consider it. And > there also the face that I have to pay a minimum of $500 to > even get in the game... not a killer, but if I'm already > purchasing CF 8... You can download the trial version for free. If you can't recoup your investment in a Flex IDE (and frankly, more importantly, the time it takes you to learn something new), you should be able to find out fairly quickly with the trial. And finally, Flex is a much better solution for applications than AJAX, which is a collection of band-aids applied to the sucking wound that is HTML interface development. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJV Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:274784 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
