Very interesting insights, Anze! Thanks so much. Does anyone else have
some experience with Flex/Actionscript that could add their thoughts as
well?
tia,
-Rich
Anze Cesar wrote:
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] <mailto:[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]
<mailto:[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
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