I would second Jesse's comment. Unless there are showstoppers that are preventing you from using Flex 1.5, you should work on that version while studying Flex 2 to reduce your migration costs.
In addition to the fact that you might want to release your product before we release ours, trying to develop a production application using pre-release software has its travails. Phil Costa Sr. Product Manager Macromedia [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jwc_wensan Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Start Project with Flex 1.5 or Flex 2.0 Jester: Thanks, Jack --- In [email protected], "JesterXL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > // this won't fly > var s = "some text"; > > // this is good! > var s:String = "some text"; > > You do the below for all variables that can be typecast/datatyped, you'll > save a LOT of time. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jwc_wensan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 12:06 PM > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Start Project with Flex 1.5 or Flex 2.0 > > > Jester: > > Well, there is a deadline, but we do have SOME, not much, "wiggle > room". > > It was our initial opinion to proceed with Flex 1.5, but I wanted to > get other thoughts on the matter. > > I am not exactly sure what you mean when you say "type cast". Can you > elaborate? > > Thanks, > > Jack > > --- In [email protected], "JesterXL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > No deadline? PIMP! > > > > I'd use Flex 1.5, and convert to 2.0 when she's solid. > > > > I was originally under the impression that porting an app required > an > > inordinate amount of time, but was correct yesterday. > ActionScript only > > projects, a.k.a. Flash, take longer because they are heavy in > ActionScript. > > However, since MXML hasn't changed much in Flex 2, there is very > little you > > have to do. Additionally, since the components underneath > abstract it, much > > of it still works as intended. > > > > As far as ActionScript, as long as you type cast correctly, the > only thing > > you have to do in 2 is declare your bindings explicitly by adding > some > > additional, small code. > > > > One of these dudes on here, whoever did the Flex Store app, did a > preso on > > this at MAX, although, I wasn't there so didn't see it. His preso > might be > > online somewhere. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jwc_wensan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:30 AM > > Subject: [flexcoders] Start Project with Flex 1.5 or Flex 2.0 > > > > > > To All: > > > > We are beginning a large project that we project will take 3-4 > > months to complete. We are not tied to a deadline, but would like > > to have up and running by March 1, 2006. We do have some "wiggle" > > room. > > > > My question(s) to the experts . . . . > > > > Would you develop with Flex 1.5 and then convert to Flex 2.0 when > it > > is released or start with Flex 2.0? I realize "it depends on the > > app", but anyone have info own time required to convert 1.5 app to > a > > 2.0 app? 10% of original development? 20%? > > > > Best guess? > > > > There are some features in Flex 2.0 we need, but they do not have > to > > be there in our first release. > > > > If it is the concensus of this group that Flex 2.0 would be > released > > by April/May then we might decide to go straight to Flex 2.0 > > > > If as with most software releases, probably more later than sooner, > > more like May/June then that puts us back in Flex 1.5. > > > > All opinions and insight will be welcomed. > > > > Thanking You In Advance, > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com > > Yahoo! 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