>> Also at least in .NET the Fluorine gateway supports calling >> existing web services via AMF remoting so you get to use your >> existing code but the transport is actually AMF and not SOAP.
Not to steer this discussion into a different route, but the same functionality (invoking web services via AMF) has been in WebORB since version 1.0 Cheers, Mark --- In [email protected], "Samuel R. Neff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The problem with .NET and Flex is Adobe's stance that FDS is needed to build > "enterprise-class" applications and that Remoting only works with FDS, both > of which are flat out wrong. > > If Adobe isn't willing to make a .NET version of FDS then they should > embrace the many options available to non-Java developers to use > Remoting--Fluorine, WebORB, AMFPHP, etc. Even if they do make FDS available > for other platforms, it would be wrong for them to use their position as the > creator of Flash/Flex to attempt to squash alternatives to FDS through > incorrect and misleading documentation. > > Also at least in .NET the Fluorine gateway supports calling existing web > services via AMF remoting so you get to use your existing code but the > transport is actually AMF and not SOAP. > > Sam > > ------------------------------------------- > We're Hiring! Seeking a passionate developer to join our team building Flex > based products. Position is in the Washington D.C. metro area. If interested > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Weyert de Boer > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Will Microsoft's new Silverlight Player Kill our > beloved Flex ? > > Yes, but web services aren't really meant for exchanging large sets of > data anyways. Well, that's what I learned school about it ;) > > Indeed binary formats such as FDS/Remoting are fasters, but not > something to use when you got legacy things or existing web services. > > At Yahoo we also XML over HTTP for exchanging the latest music/artist news. > > > Yours, > > Weyert de Boer >
