What I found great about OpenLaszlo is, how well it strikes a balance between RIA and non-conventional needs. For instance, it has all the UI components you need in a typical RIA and yet it doesn't limit you like Flex does. Note that I'm not saying Flex indeed limits you, since I've only spent a very short amount of time using it. I tried to replicate what I made in OL in Flex, but I quickly went to pure Actionscript. Now I have a problem with actionscript's lack of UI components.
The only real weakness of OL is beeing one step behind flash. I hope swf9 runtime comes out soon :). On 2/25/08, Rich Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the response, Anze! I haven't done any Flex coding either - > every time I look into it, it looks nice, but so pricey to really take > advantage of all of the features. Is there anything that you like better > about Flex as compared to OL? > > -Rich > > P.S. I'd like to forward your response to the list if you don't mind > Oh, I havent realised it was sent to you in private. The lists I usually use operate differently :). Anze Cesar wrote: > > Hi, > > I started straight with OpenLaszlo, like you, but I have since been > "forced" to switch to flex. I must say I like OpenLaszlo much better, > despite many flex libraries that are available. > I had a lot of problems adapting to flex and am so sticking with > OpenLaszlo for all my off the record projects :). I must also confess I > don't really like flash, so DHTML runtime is a > major advantage :). > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Rich Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > I have a confession to make. I've never coded in straight > > Actionscript. I jumped right on the OpenLaszlo bandwagon when it came > > along, and I haven't looked back. Some of the reports I hear about > > Actionscript coding make me cringe, and rejoice that I do my development in > > LZX and OpenLaszlo. > > > > However, I do wonder what the advantages are to coding in Actionscript > > with straight up Flash. Does anyone here have experience with both that > > could shed some light? I'd be interested in hearing about performance > > considerations, ease of development, language quirkiness, learning curve, > > limitations, etc. > > > > Thanks! :) > > -Rich > > > > > > -- > lp, > Anže > > -- lp, Anže
