RE: [flexcoders] Re: Flex and Server-Side Technology Recommendations

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:00:38 -0700

Exactly.   ColdFusion is an alternative to .NET and J2EE (although ColdFusion can actually work together with both).  You develop most of your code in an XML-based scripting language: CFML.  It is very easy to learn and very quick to develop powerful dynamic applications. 
 
Another benefit of using ColdFusion (7.0.2) is that it has a lot of wizards that are available to you that enable automatic code generation.  You have to install the ColdFusion extensions for Flex builder in order to see these options.  There are wizards that can automatically generate ColdFusion Components (CFCs) and Flex forms based off of your database schema.
 
More detail on CF can be found on adobe's site:   http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/
 
You can really use any server side technology that you want...
Java can communicate with Flex via FDS (Flex Data Services), Web Services, or XML over HTTP
 
.NET can communicate with Flex via Web Services or XML over HTTP.  There is also something called webOrb, which is supposed to be similar to remote objects for .NET (I cannot vouch for this, I have never used it).
 
PHP can communicate with Flex via XML over HTTP, Web Services, or AMFPHP
 
I'm sure that there is a way to do this using Ruby/Ruby on Rails.
 
... and this is not the definitive list.  There are plenty of other solutions out there.  If you are already familiar with a specific web-based technology, then there's a good chance that you can use it to power a flex interface.  Each technology has its advantages, disadvantages, and price tags.
 
-Andy
 

From: [email protected] on behalf of Tim Hoff
Sent: Mon 7/17/2006 5:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex and Server-Side Technology Recommendations

Thanks Andy,

So CF would replace ASP.Net as the middle tier. I have no exposure
to CF, so that clears things up a bit. But, no native databases in
CF?

-TH

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com, "Andrew Trice" <andrew.trice@...>
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> Just want to make sure everyone is on the same wavelength here...
> ColdFusion is an application server, not a database. You can have
> ColdFusion running with SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, etc...
ColdFusion
> can take advantage of this feature if you database will handle it.
>
>
>
> Although I'm not on the ColdFusion team, I agree with Tom.
ColdFusion
> is an extremely easy to use and productive server technology and it
> integrates very well with Flex.
>
>
>
> -Andy
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com] On
> Behalf Of Tim Hoff
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 5:09 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex and Server-Side Technology
> Recommendations
>
>
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> Thanks for the info. This is more of a CF question, but the CF-
Flex
> connection should afford a little bit of room here. Does CF
support
> what is called, "distributed partitioned views" like SQL Server?
> This allows you to create several small databases with the same
> structure that can be viewed as a single master database if
> desired. This is an essential feature for me. By segregating
> customer data into separate databases, the performance, by not
> having to weed through the entire database, is dramatically
> increased. In addition, for top level functionality, all of the
> customer databases can be queried as one. The reason that I ask,
is
> that several of my master tables can have multi-million records.
> Add to that a couple joins of these tables and the server has the
> potential to crawl. If CF has this feature, I will definitely
> consider switching; due to its tight integration with Flex.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim Hoff
>
> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com <mailto:flexcoders%
40yahoogroups.com>
> , "Tom Jordahl" <tjordahl@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Kevin Mulvihill"
<kmulvihill@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > What do you all recommend for backend server-side technology
to
> work
> > with
> > > Flex? I'm planning on some work with MySQL and not particularly
> > interested
> > > in .NET.
> >
> > Hi Kevin,
> >
> > I would say that you should look at ColdFusion MX 7.0.2 as the
> premier
> > server side technology that closely integrates with Flex 2.
> >
> > Some advantages
> > - Application Wizard gives you a working Flex/CF app in minutes.
> > - Tight integration with the FDS Messaging and Data Mangement
> features
> > - Easy to use Flash Remoting support allows you to invoke
> ColdFusion
> > Components
> > - Its ColdFusion! The fastest, simplest and most productive
server
> > side scripting technology around.
> >
> > Disclaimer: I am (very) biased.
> >
> > --
> > Tom Jordahl
> > Adobe ColdFusion Team
> >
>

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