Well I'm not exactly getting into Flex yet. If after some testing I find that I can do normal flash sites as well as RIA's I'll switch to Flex full time and in that case, PureMVC or Mate. Right now my focus is the kind of stuff you see on FWA.
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:05 PM, David Hershberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Haha! Before you try Cairngorm, check out this article: > > > http://blog.iconara.net/2008/04/13/architectural-atrocities-part-x-cairngorms-model-locator-pattern/ > > Having used Cairngorm for a while now I have to agree with him. The > article > is pretty harsh, and it only talks about the ModelLocator part. > > Dave > > On 11/14/08, Joel Stransky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the post Dave. Cairngorm sounds a lot like PureMVC which does > > away with events and implements a global command structure. So far it's > > appealing although my first run in with it was under bad conditions. A > > client of a friend had mangled it something fierce before he was brought > in > > at which point he brought me in to implement deep linking. It was ugly to > > say the least. I have however heard great things about it since then. My > > gut > > says I should know how to do this stuff on my own before I go relying too > > heavily on tools that prevent me from getting to know the inner workings > > intimately. > > > > It's just tough to esitmate flash/flex work effictively anymore without a > > framework involved it seems. Clients don't have the time or budget for > > builds from scratch. Flash used to be so fun but now it's a constant > > learning curve. ugg. > > > > Interestingly enough I looked up the cairngorm site and saw a link to > this > > blog post made just yesterday: > > http://www.anandvardhan.com/2008/11/13/popular-flex-frameworks/ > > > > This should also be informative. > > http://www.insideria.com/2008/11/new-poll-which-flex-framework.html > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:52 PM, David Hershberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >wrote: > > > > > > > We have been using Adobe Flex for the past year and have really liked > it. > > > It would be hard to call it "blazing" and "bloat" does seem like it > might > > > apply to some extent, but on the other hand it does so many nice things > > for > > > us it is hard to argue with. MXML is very powerful, but there is > > certainly > > > a big learning curve. For basic stuff, buttons and containers and > text, > > > it's easy to get started. There are lots of subtle details though, so > > when > > > you start wanting to do things in ways the Flex authors didn't > anticipate > > > it > > > often takes experimentation to find a way that works. The Flex > framework > > > code is open source at least, so you can always dig into that and see > > what > > > it's doing. > > > > > > We have also used Cairngorm, with mixed results. Cairngorm doesn't > > really > > > give you much code, it is mostly a set of design patterns. Some of the > > > important code it does give is a "controller" which connects Cairngorm > > > Events to Cairngorm Commands. Cairngorm events inherently know their > > > dispatcher, which is a singleton, so you can just fire off events like > > so: > > > new SaveGameEvent(game, user).dispatch(); > > > and the controller connects that to the appropriate > > SaveGameCommand. We've > > > come to the conclusion that Cairngorm is great for situations where > most > > > user actions imply immediate communications with a server, but not so > > > useful > > > for situations where user actions are just manipulating data internal > to > > > the > > > .swf. We have ended up using Cairngorm Events and Commands just on the > > > networking side of our app, and for everything else we do more of a > basic > > > Model/View pattern. > > > > > > I don't believe Cairngorm relies on Flex, but Flex gives you "data > > binding" > > > which works very nicely with Cairngorm. Flex data binding lets you > mark > > > certain state variables with [Bindable] and then the compiler builds > > > data-change events for you. Then your view mxml classes use the data > > > binding syntax like <Label text="{game.description}"/> and the view > > updates > > > automagically whenever the Game's description field changes. A > Cairngorm > > > command might query a server and then the server-response-handler in > the > > > command can set game.description. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > On 11/14/08, Joel Stransky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > So I'm trying to nail down a work flow for building flash sites > (read: > > > not > > > > flash applications) in as3. I had just about mastered fast seo > friendly > > > as2 > > > > sites when as3 came out and now that I'm making a concerted effort to > > > > modernize my skills I feel like I'm starting from scratch in many > ways. > > > > > > > > Enter frameworks. So far I've looked at > > > > Gaia<http://www.gaiaflashframework.com/index.php>, > > > > PureMVC <http://puremvc.org/content/view/67/178/>, > > > > Mate<http://mate.asfusion.com/>and Enterprise > > > > Architect <http://www.sparxsystems.com/products/ea/index.html> > (please > > > add > > > > any others I haven't listed) > > > > On the upside, I like the idea of rapid development and reduced > > monotony. > > > > But the most important thing to me is extremely lightweight blazing > > fast > > > > flash using the least amount of bloat. In a perfect scenario, I don't > > > want > > > > extra file size due to wrappers of core commands. > > > > > > > > So, assuming I'm comfortable with the file size/rapid development > trade > > > off > > > > with one of these packages, my concern then becomes one of dependency > > and > > > > learning curve. After learning a new API, am I going to have to hack > or > > > > work > > > > around it for those interesting situations that always seem to pop > up? > > > What > > > > if something major changes on the flashplayer and my chosen framework > > > > doesn't address it? I fear becoming too dependent on a 3rd party api. > > > > > > > > I'd really like to know what you guys are using, any development > horror > > > > stories you have because of it as well as any insight you can provide > > > about > > > > the concerns I've listed. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your time. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > --Joel Stransky > > > > stranskydesign.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > --Joel Stransky > > stranskydesign.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- --Joel Stransky stranskydesign.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
