Jamie, Re: IDE. From what I understand, Flex Builder is being re-written entirely and we may see this soon. My experience with current FB is that it is slow.
Re: Flex vs. FlashMX 2004. Flex is hands down better at doing straightforward applications than Flash. Many things you have to worry about with Flash you do not have to in Flex. However, Flex is definitely not one-size fits all - Flash RIA development most more appropriate for certain types of projects. Flex charting is off-the-charts for data dashboard apps and drilling down. As for nasty bugs - nothing to speak of for what I've been working on - at this point it more like a desired improvement in compilation/performance and better integration with CFMX. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jamiebadman Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 12:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Flex - the general feeling about the product is... Hey guys, A really general question... We've developed a number of enterprise-style applications here, in pure Flash MX 2004 (oh and one of them also uses Firefly a LOT!). We're considering moving to Flex - particularly to replace the Firefly-based app - but generally as the new standard development environment. We had the Macromedia guys over for a talk, demo etc and I've been toying with Flex for the past couple of weeks... but obviously my experience to this point is very superficial. So far though, I'm very impressed and I'm hoping to put my case forward for purchasing some Flex licenses shortly... but before I do, I could do with some feedback: My questions are... Generally, are people happy with the Flex environment ? Are you finding it a productive development environment and are you happy with the apps you're creating ? Are there many really nasty 'problem areas' that you're waiting for Macromedia to address in a future release that you've found impossible - or very hard - to workaround ? Compared to developing a similar app in Flash, how're you finding the development speeds ? Thanks in advance! Cheers, Jamie. Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
