On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:21:58 -0800, Spike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I teach and develop flex applications.
> 
> I used to teach and develop Spectra applications and I was pretty
> highly sought after for it too.

Aye, I remember standing in the rain outside a conference once,
waiting for Spike to autograph my left boobie... heheheheheh

> Spectra was an unholy nightmare for most developers to get their heads
> around to begin with and many of the concepts just didn't fly the same
> way the marketing droids would have had you believe. Most people have
> simple flex apps up and running within a couple of hours of installing
> it.

Wasn't Spectra's default setup just that a "demo" and they kind of
assumed / wanted you to make your own IDE if you will for it..... i
only touched Spectra briefly and i made lots of hello world mini apps
out of it hehe.

> That's one major difference.
> 
> Another is that Spectra was trying to get into a market already
> occupied by big vendors with big budgets to push. Flex is trying to
> get into a market where there aren't currently any competitors.
> 
> Spectra was a great tool, but it was extremely difficult to show
> people why it was good without investing a huge amount in the sale.
> 
> Flex is a great tool that provides lots of examples and documentation
> to show people why it is good. The people who object to Flex purely on
> price either aren't building the right kind of apps for Flex, or
> haven't had a decent look at the ROI that they're likely to get.

*wipes a tear* - you had me at "Flex is a great tool".

bravo ol man, bravo.

> my 2 cents.

keep it, infact here is 8c more (tips is what you yanks call it isn't
it?) for a good post.


-- 
Regards,
Scott Barnes
http://www.mossyblog.com
http://www.flexcoder.com (Coming Soon)

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