> 1. Flex 2 AND developement: is slow, cause of the many posibilities. And > somewhat fixed layout. For ex. "client is saying he wants the item to > resize and fade out to the right, instead of ... " Making project times > extendssssszzzzzzzz
We don't see this. Sure, we jazz the application up with effects where they add value, but in general our clients are not that fussy. I've found writing Flex front ends to be much faster than doing it in AJAX. > 2. Flex 2 AND database: We have created an XML for the data, that's makes > the application sluggish as hell! XML data have much overhead ( I believe > something like 2/3 ) Yes. And ? There is a reason ColdFusion talks AMF3 to Flex, not XML REST-style. > 3. Flex 2 AND performance: On my machine it works ok, but older machines > it's has serious performance issues. Maybe. Cutting out effects if a lot of your client base is on older hardware helps. > 4. Flex 2 AND filesize: 400 KB for a shoplike application, product and > filtering! That's for the whole app, remember. How much HTML, JavaScript, CSS, images etc. etc. are there in a typical multi-stage web page ? More than 400K ? I think so. > Instead I would rather programmed it in oldÂstyle Coldfusion HTML with a > little javascript. For really quick things, just data entry for an admin. backend, this makes sense. You shouldn't do Flex just because lots of other people are doing it - maybe all your clients are using SmartPhones :-) -- Tom Chiverton Helping to augmentatively monetize fourth-generation infomediaries on: http://thefalken.livejournal.com **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:287792 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
