--- In [email protected], "Steven Webster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jonathan, > > I think it's important to separate when people are using Cairngorm in an > application (such as a Flickr application) in order to immerse oneself > in or learn/understand the framework, or when people are applying the > framework to leverage benefits in much larger application developments. > > Are frameworks overkill for simple use-case apps like this ? Probably. > But is using Cairngorm for the first time wise on a mission-critical > multi-developer application, before you're familiar with it ? > Definitely. > > And as people contribute their sample applicaitons that helped them > better understand the concepts, surely there is merit in others being > able to use them to help in their understanding also ? > > Best wishes, > > Steven > > Steven Webster > Practice Director (Rich Internet Applications) > Adobe Consulting > Westpoint, 4 Redheughs Rigg, South Gyle, Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ, UK > p: +44 (0) 131 338 6108 > m: +44 (0) 7917 428 947 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > Probably worthy of an entire other discussion, but what was the benefit > of using Cairngorm Framework with this application? This could be done a > lot simplier outside unless I'm missing something. I guess I'm in the > mood for a framework versus overkill discussion :-) > > _________________________________________ > > Jonathan Miranda > > Flexible Master of the Web > > "In the game of chess, it's important to never let your opponent > see your pieces." > > HealthGrades <http://www.healthgrades.com/> : Guiding America to > Better Healthcare(tm) > > NASDAQ: HGRD > > w (720) 963-3832 > > c (707) 761-0868 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________ > > The message contains confidential and/or legally privileged > information and is intended for use only by the indicated addressee. If > you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, > or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if > you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from > your system. 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NOTE: > loosely documented and some small errors, as this was just a first pass > with C2 and Flex 2. Lots of refactoring and some small defects to > address, but you'll get the pt. Just enter in tag(s) comma separated > without spaces. eg: munch,rocco -- brings up my dogs. > > http://www.brianmriley.com/sandbox/flickr/FlickrV2.html > > One point or issue I had with C2 was the implementation of the > ServiceLocator as an MXML component. The thing I love most about Flex is > the clear separation of business logic from presentation logic -- MXML > for views and AS for business / application logic. Sure, you'll have to > add a bit of AS to all your views in order to make it work, but my ideal > app leverages MXML only for views only. So, I created my own > ServiceLocator for the application, and moved some of the result and > fault objects to the BusinessDelegate. My BusinessDelegate is specific > to the my Flickr application, but it could be refactored to a an > AbstractBusinessDelegate or similar. > > Also, since I leverage the ARP framework for Flash apps quite a > bit, I like the idea of instantiating Commands as they're needed, not > when the Controller is instantiated -- while I didn't implement this in > my first pass at the app, I'm probably going to introduce this in my > next vr. > > And then there's the use of additional controllers. I usually > introduce controllers into my app for the different MVC triads that > require it -- while this can be seen as overkill, I sometimes like the > granular control of smaller MVCs within my app. I took this away from > large Flash apps, but I've found it's not as necessary in Flex. 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Thanks Steven...exactly my point. I originally created the app for my teammates who weren't familiar with the framework, and thus needed a simple example. Any thoughts to the ServiceLocator approach I took? Thanks, -riley -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com 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/
