> The other issue i see with flex is it's ability to scale. It doesn't > seem to have the ability to handle a ton of simultaneous connections very > well, ala Flash Media Server. Perhaps I'm off base > here, but I'd prefer to develop the front ends in flash and communicate back > and forth with a traditional back-end I.E. ASP, PHP, > etc. Those things are free to develop on, more prove and seemingly scale a > hell of a lot better. Yes, it's not as simple as an > "EASY" button, but if work was easy it'd be fun and we'd all be broke. >
Have you looked into FDS? http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flexdata_services2/ When you say: develop the front ends in flash You mean the Flash IDE? What makes you think developing in Flex does not allow you to communicate with any traditional back-end? Flex Builder is just an IDE. The end result is an swf the same as with the Flash IDE. It's just that an swf published from Flash is currently a different version. regards, Muzak _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com