Bryan Rieger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Renaun,
> I might be wrong, but I though Laslo parses their language at
> runtime (in the SWF) instead of compiling the code into SWFs?
Nope. AFAIK it's compiled to bytecode - but there is a base framework that
is included within the bytecode, so there might be some overhead there as
they mediate between LZX ideas and SWF spec.
> The size has to do with all the Flex Framework components,
> yes its bigger but a richer set of components.
Does it happen to remove the unused components? What if I'm only using one
button - does Flex include all components?
Laszlo has a basic framework that's included, and components are added as
required (at compile) time. I believe they're also working on ways to use
shared runtime libraries/frameworks so it'll be possible to include apps
that don't include the framework, instead reuse the libs supplied in the
container application - makes it easier to break your apps into smaller,
reuseable modules.
> The richness of Flex Framework is not to be over looked
> though. They will only keep bringing out more and more components.
That's why I'm here - I'm very interested in learning more about Flex. The
one thing that makes me uneasy about OL is the fact that they don't control
their target runtime, and as such will always be playing catch-up. Not to
say that they can't be extremely innovative, but at the end of the day Adobe
does control the Flash platform and they are definitely in the best position
to offer developers the best tools and experiences moving forward. As soon
as Adobe announced that the Flex 2 framework would be free I couldn't
justify not taking a serious look at Flex.
Lastly, a side note - I'm also REALLY interested in how Flex (or OpenLaszlo)
view publishing to other platforms - specifically mobile and devices. With
Flash Lite 2 we're getting closer to a runtime that Flex or OL could
theoretically publish to. FWIW - OL does somewhat publish to Flash Lite 2
already - although I wouldn't even begin to think of deploying a real mobile
application with it yet.
http://weblog.openlaszlo.org/archives/2006/02/openlaszlo-running-on-a-cell-p
hone/
Sincerely,
Bryan
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