Getting back to the original question, Ross, another benefit of the Flex compiler - whether you're writing MXML or AS3 - over the Flash IDE is that all the source files for a Flex app (barring assets - images etc.) are text files. Text files are much easier to deal with in version control systems such as SVN or CVS - and version control systems are critical for development within a group of developers.
Notoriously, version control systems are bad at handling differences/resolving differences between binary files, and the .fla format is binary. Additionally, the Flex compiler can be used on the command-line, and so is very easy to integrate with automated build systems. As an example, we can now build any of our products by typing one line at a command-prompt, and get out the other end a Flash app fully packaged up in a projector with an installer, help files and autorun - all ready to be burned on to CD. In the past using the Flash IDE, that's been much harder to achieve. HTH, Ian On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Lehr, Ross (N-SGIS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess this is somewhat off topic, but I'm new to the whole Flex thing. > What are some of the reasons one would build something in Flex instead > of Flash? Is it just a preference thing, or are there real technical > reasons one should build a particular app in Flex? > > Thanks _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
