I agree completely with the assessment that Jeremy made concerning Flex's database suitability. Before Flex, I developed web applications primarily with ASP.NET. In my opinion, Flex is a much better choice for UI development. True, .Net includes all layers, but the main drawback is that pages are rendered by the server and sent to the browser one at a time. Flex, on the other hand, creates rich internet applications that only require data to be retrieved from the server. This gives you the best of both worlds, a desktop- like application with zero-deployment over the internet.
I'm currently creating a Flex application that uses ASP.NET web services with a SQL Server back-end. In addition to being extremely easy to get work done, Flex makes the process of creating very complex user interfaces in a fraction of the time. In addition, if you also implement an MVC micro-architecture (like Cairngorm), you are able to quickly create very organized projects that are scalable and easily maintained. One other thought is that Flex can also be used as an alternative to .NET WinForms; without the associated DLL Hell and installation requirements. These are just my opinions, but I'm definitely sold on Flex for database driven web applications. Tim Hoff --- In [email protected], "michaellisten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Jeremy, I'd not seen the flex dev derby page. There are some > pretty interesting apps there, a good exposure. > > Do you (or anyone) have any perspective on how flex compares with > .net, re getting work done? .net in total includes in theory all > layers including the webservice etc that one might use to handle > interaction with the backend. With flex one uses java or rails or even > .net. > > --- In [email protected], "Jeremy Lu" <wade.lu@> wrote: > > > > well, Flex 2 is surely suitable for database oriented or data- centric > > application, you can check out the Flex Derby pages here: > > > > http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Showcase:Flex_Developer_Derby > > > > lot of applications are data-heavy and co-op with backend technology > > closely, this is never an issue. > > > > Judging from what you described (database-frontend, form-entry, CRUD > stuff), > > Flex2 should serves you quite right, check out following topic in the > > livedoc/manual: > > > > -RPC in Data Service: this is for data connection with backend using > HTTP > > Get/Post, Web Service, XML or Remoting. > > > > -FORMS: this is for creating user-input Forms, handling all the layout, > > required field, data validation and so on... > > > > -Validator: there are various built-in Validators (email, credit > card...) to > > check user-input data before sending back to server. > > > > in my opinio, it's really a snap to build this kind of > Form-Entry-CRUD-Stuff > > with Flex2 :-) > > > > Jeremy. > > > > > > On 6/10/06, michaellisten <listensome@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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/flashcomboboxes > for data > > > entry/selection and didn't get much in the way offeedback. > > > > > > > > > > > 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 --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/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/
