Hey, lay off your punches. I'm talking about the amount of time/code it takes to implement, not the number of classes inside the library.
P.S. I'm not sure where you're getting 24 classes for Nimbus anyway. I'm counting 12 (the four files in the utils directory aren't classes.) Get back to me when you get your scales fixed. Aaron On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Cliff Hall <cl...@futurescale.com> wrote: > > > PS, PureMVC is only 21 classes because there are 11 interfaces, > corresponding to their implementations. There are only 11 actual classes in > PureMVC. Get back to me when you get your scales fixed :) > > -=Cliff> > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Cliff > Hall" <cl...@...> wrote: > > > > Humorous that you say PureMVC ( 21 classes )is "on the heavy side", > instead suggesting Nimbus ( 24 classes ) as an alternative. > > > > -=Cliff> > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Aaron > Hardy <aaronius9er@> wrote: > > > > > > I'd consider those still being on the heavy side. One we use is called > > > Nimbus and can be found here: > > > > > > http://code.google.com/p/nimbus-as3/ > > > > > > Don't use the available swc since it hasn't been updated in a while. > > > Nimbus is similar to Cairngorm but lighter and cuts out a lot of the > > > plumbing. It also adds undo/redo history and handling of complex > > > "macro" commands. For example, a parallel command runs a bunch of > > > commands in parallel and a sequence command runs a bunch of commands in > > > > sequence. You can also have a parallel command inside of a sequence > > > command inside of a sequence command, for example. The ASDoc inside the > > > > code is pretty thorough but there isn't additional documentation yet > > > since the codebase has just reached a fairly stable state. I'm not > > > saying it's for everyone, but you might want to give it a shot. > > > > > > Aaron > > > > > > Jeffry Houser wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Flex is a UI framework; I'd hardly consider it the answer to every > > > > one of your programming needs. I suspect that the original poster was > > > > > looking for MVC alternatives. > > > > > > > > PureMVC ( http://puremvc.org/ ) and Mate ( http://mate.asfusion.com/ > > > > ) seem to be the most popular alternatives in terms of MVC frameworks > > > > > for Flex. > > > > > > > > EasyMVC ( http://projects.simb.net/easyMVC ) is another one I've > > > > heard of. > > > > > > > > dnk wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > >> On 18-Apr-09, at 10:07 PM, zuurl8 wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Flex is a lightweight framework. Do you need more then what Flex > > > >>> provides in interface, events, and modules? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Well I think that I am talking about things more like code > structure, > > > >> methods of doing things, etc. There are obviously benefits from > these > > > >> "other" frameworks, otherwise people would not have written them. > > > >> > > > >> I do understand where you are coming from, but in my case, I am > > > >> looking for something a little more than the Flex framework itself. > > > >> > > > >> d > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur > > > > Adobe Community Expert: http://tinyurl.com/684b5h > > > > http://www.twitter.com/reboog711 | Phone: 203-379-0773 > > > > -- > > > > Easy to use Interface Components for Flex Developers > > > > http://www.flextras.com?c=104 > > > > -- > > > > http://www.theflexshow.com > > > > http://www.jeffryhouser.com > > > > -- > > > > Part of the DotComIt Brain Trust > > > > > > > > > > > >
