On 3 February 2012 17:24, Rui Silva <f...@rduartes.net> wrote: > > From: "filippo dipisa" <fili...@dipisa.net> > > > > 1)My problem is, if you have to start a greenfield project web based, > would > > you use Flex or go for another RIA solution like GWT that already > targets > > html5? > > Flex >
Correct answer :) In the past we tried GWT but was too painfull and we had to rollback to Flex > > > 2)If you start a client(desktop)/server project should you use Scala and > > JavaFx( that now you can use also in Swing applications) or Flex and > Air? > > At the moment few people is using JavaFx but could become popular > because > > you can use it with Scala and Swing applications, boths are very popular > > into the enterprise development. > > Flex and AIR > Where we can we use both. But we had expirence where Swing was prefered because multithread and support fully and proper socket programming ( like anonymous SSL, cyphers, etc ) Using native AIr libs or merapi was like hacking all the time > > > 3)If you want to start a mobile or webtv project should we use Flex or > > Android? > > Flex (possibly with AIR) > If it is for UI based mobile app I agree, but when you have to develop a game with many animated objects on the screen we had problems and we moved away from it. > > > Filippo > > For me, using Flex is not about deployment. It's about ease of use and > rapid development. > I totally agree. I had to say that I used also the buggy Falsh Catalyst that probably nobody used, but it saves a lot of time when you have to build skins. > > The fact that it deploys to a widely available platform is a great bonus, > but I'd be just as happy if it would compile to HTML5 or Java or [insert > your favorite runtime here]. > I agree. The main targets should be Java ( including Fx ), HTML5 and probably Android that is spreading everywhere > > That's what makes it different from other technologies and that's what > should be the focus of the people that would point their attention to the > framework. > > Others might focus on the compilers and allow Flex to be deployed to > different runtimes, but for me these are very different ball games (maybe > not so clearly cut, but I think there's a clear separation line). > There is already another language trying to do the same. It is a functional language calle HAXE and has already the Flashplayer and HTML5 and Java ( coming ) as target. > > Rui > > >
