What sorts of tools are you talking about that Java has that you miss with Flex?
-- Dave Wolf Cynergy Systems, Inc. Adobe Flex Alliance Partner http://www.cynergysystems.com http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 866-CYNERGY --- In [email protected], Thomas Rühl -akitogo- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks for your interest so far... but this isn't really the direction I > intended to point out. > > Dave, I know that the documentation and modelling process basically > doesn't depend on HOW an application is written. I'm not trying from > model to generated code, although it would be really neat to do so in > some cases ;) > > My concern is to evolve a process, starting with modelling an > application the "good old" way using software architecture > possibilities. This not only helps me to evaluate and improve an > application, in fact it is also important for me regarding documentation > and maintenance processes. > > Again, I do not necessarily want to generate the code based on a UML or > other kind of diagrams, my interest targets the development process > before actual implementation starts. > > As I said, for the Java world, there are lots of tools which we are > missing for Flex at the moment. Problem being, these tools are mostly > Java specific (for which I think they shouldn't), since they DO want to > generate code out of the model. And this is the reason I am interested > in how other folks do the modeling. > > Cheers, Thomas > > ------------------------------------ > > Thomas Rühl > Design, Programming & Concepts > > akitogo OHG > Hanauer Landstrasse 188 > 60314 Frankfurt > > Telefon +49 (0) 69 800 69 445 > Fax +49 (0) 69 800 69 449 > Mobil +49 (0) 179 750 75 87 > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web http://www.akitogo.com > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Jason wrote: > > > > There are several AS2 model2code generators such as: > > http://www.darronschall.com/weblog/archives/000174.cfm > > <http://www.darronschall.com/weblog/archives/000174.cfm> > > http://www.codealloy.com/umlconverter.htm > > <http://www.codealloy.com/umlconverter.htm> > > and some others I can't remember right now. > > > > It will just be a matter of time untill someone updates one of the > > projects for AS3, and ideally for Cairngorm. > > I poked around on sourceforge, but did not see an started project. > > > > Darron Schall my be willing to provide his source as a starting point > > for anyone looking to pick up the project -- it looks like he has a > > SVN repository set for the source. > > > > --jason > > > > --- In [email protected] > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Joost Nuijten" > > <flexcoders@> wrote: > > > > > > I think what Thomas is trying to say: > > > > > > In the Java world there are a lot of powerful tools that generate > > the base > > > skeleton of code out of a model. For the Flex world this is all hand > > work. > > > And how do we cope with this? > > > > > > That is why it is important that we have a framework such as > > Cairngorm. The > > > one thing that we do not have is an automated tool that generates the > > > Cairngorm base skeleton. > > > > > > ** thinking about creating one myself ** > > > > > > Joost > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > Van: [email protected] > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] > > Namens > > > Dave Wolf > > > Verzonden: maandag 7 augustus 2006 2:33 > > > Aan: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Onderwerp: [flexcoders] Re: [Flex2] What do you use for modelling a > > Flex2 > > > application...? > > > > > > > > > > > > Why does the implementation language (the HOW) have anything > > > significant to do with the modelling and documentation solution you > > > use (the WHAT) ? > > > > > > Are you trying to go from model to generated code? > > > > > > If modelling is important to your development process, tried and > > > trusted modelling solutions such as UML would be capable of > > > documenting and managing the WHAT side of the development process > > > regardless of the implementation HOW language. > > > > > > -- > > > Dave Wolf > > > Cynergy Systems, Inc. > > > Adobe Flex Alliance Partner > > > http://www.cynergys <http://www.cynergysystems.com > > <http://www.cynergysystems.com>> ystems.com > > > http://www.cynergys <http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs > > <http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs>> > > ystems.com/blogs > > > > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:dave.wolf%40cynergysystems.com> > > stems.com > > > Office: 866-CYNERGY > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > ups.com, > > > Thomas R�hl -akitogo- > > > <thomas.ruehl@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > it's been a while now, since the Flex2 SDK is out and rockin' ;) > > > > > > > > Not only for larger projects, multiple teams or team members and > > > > documentation purpose, I'd like to know, what everyone is using for > > > > modelling a Flex application. For the Java world I know, the tools > > > > available are very powerful and work very well out of the box and > > > > integrate with each other. There are also things like OmondoUML, > > which > > > > we can be used for designing Java apps (doing use case and sequential > > > > diagram sort of stuff) in conjunction with creating the > > > corresponding code. > > > > > > > > The lack of Flex-specific tools for that kind of work still leads > > > > towards endless times spent on the drawing table - at least on my > > side.. > > > > > > > > So, the question coming up my mind is, in what ways do you all design > > > > your Flex applications before/during or after implementation, if > > any....? > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Thomas R�hl > > > > Design, Programming & Concepts > > > > > > > > akitogo OHG > > > > Hanauer Landstrasse 188 > > > > 60314 Frankfurt > > > > > > > > Telefon +49 (0) 69 800 69 445 > > > > Fax +49 (0) 69 800 69 449 > > > > Mobil +49 (0) 179 750 75 87 > > > > E-Mail thomas.ruehl@ > > > > Web http://www.akitogo. <http://www.akitogo.com > > <http://www.akitogo.com>> com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! 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