I'm trying to decide which technology to invest my time into, and will be experimenting with both .net and flex. I like the OS independence that flex enables on the server side. I'd buy flex builder because I'm interested in whichever provides the simplest learning curve, and I'm sure on the flex side of things, flex builder would be a major asset.
Most of the applications that I build are database front ends, and are not exposed to the public; they're usually used over intranet or internet+vpn. CRUD stuff mostly, not image centric or needing the kind of graphical wow that one tends to associate with flex/flash. I am not that fond of the regular browser based format that we've been using for a decade. I am looking forward to the RIA age. If using .net I'd probably go with winforms and remoting or webservices for the backend. But most flex example apps are less database oriented and are often showy shopping carts. Is flex going to be good for what I'm after? Most examples have little data entry. I posted here about flex/flash comboboxes for data entry/selection and didn't get much in the way of feedback. I am most interested in the approach that is the most productive; helps the most with data binding, wysisyg designers, error handling, and so forth. I'm usually asked to create a lot of solid software in a minimal timeframe, so my priority here will be to choose software that simplifies the design/build cycle. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- 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/
