Good stuff, keep up the good work and I think I will be contributing to FlexLib at some time, when I can find some free time :) Dimitrios Gianninas Developer Optimal Payments Inc.
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mrinal_w Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcomponents] FlexBox = Directory , FlexLib = Library The last 36 hrs have been quite happening in the Flex components space ..... About 35 or so hours back I launched FlexBox and many people in the community liked it a lot ... Interestingly, a few hours back Darron Schall along with Doug McCune, Ted Patrick and Mike Chambers announced FlexLib, another great tool that addresses almostthe same problem that FlexBox does: Flex developers need reusable components but those are so hard to find and scattered all over the place. The approaches taken by both these solutions to solve the same problem are very different: 1.FlexBox is a directory which aggregates and then points to various flex components available for developers on the web in blogs, discussion lists and various other places, thus presenting all this scattered information in a more structured format. 2. FlexLib is an open source library of UI components for Flex, the idea here is to create a well structured, good quality, open source code library of Flex Components from scratch by restructuring existing components and creating new ones. Even though to me FlexLib (in the long run) does sound like a better solution, I also feel that FlexBox complements FlexLib very well and both these projects have their unique places in the community.... It will take some time before all the existing and new components move to FlexLib .... FlexBox could serve as an excellent resource during this period. Moreover, to be on FlexLib you need to follow a particular structure and a coding guideline and there is a good chance that all components (especially the existing ones) may never move to FlexLib, in that case as well FlexBox comes in handy. Here's how I see it FlexLib gives you less in number but a good quality set of components where as FlexBox gives you a more extensive some what exhaustive list of components, the quality of code in some of which may not be up to the mark, but they do tell you how to do what you need to do. (Note: FlexBox will have a component rating system soon) So here's what I see myself doing in the recent future (in order of precedence): 1. Update the FlexBox's component list with more components that I've found (including the new ones now available in FlexLib). 2. Implement an RSS feed for the component list. 3. Add a rating mechanism, where users can rate different components. 4. Add screenshots of components. 5. Refine descriptions/overviews as much as possible. 6. Figure out what to do next ... What do you guys think? -- WARNING ------- This electronic message and its attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information, which is solely for the use of the intended recipient. No privilege or other rights are waived by any unintended transmission or unauthorized retransmission of this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if you have received it in error, you should immediately stop reading this message and delete it and all attachments from your system. The reading, distribution, copying or other use of this message or its attachments by unintended recipients is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. AVIS IMPORTANT -------------- Ce message électronique et ses pièces jointes peuvent contenir des renseignements confidentiels, exclusifs ou légalement privilégiés destinés au seul usage du destinataire visé. L'expéditeur original ne renonce à aucun privilège ou à aucun autre droit si le présent message a été transmis involontairement ou s'il est retransmis sans son autorisation. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire visé du présent message ou si vous l'avez reçu par erreur, veuillez cesser immédiatement de le lire et le supprimer, ainsi que toutes ses pièces jointes, de votre système. La lecture, la distribution, la copie ou tout autre usage du présent message ou de ses pièces jointes par des personnes autres que le destinataire visé ne sont pas autorisés et pourraient être illégaux. Si vous avez reçu ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur.
