RE: [Flashcoders] [OT]Server-side knowledge to complement Flash F ront end
Should I pursue .Net knowledge or ??? You should pursue whatever you think would be most useful for you. .NET, Java, PHP, ColdFusion - they're basically all the same. They all let you do the same sorts of things; the differences are largely matters of syntax and popularity. ColdFusion is arguably the best fit for Flash development, since it provides Flash Remoting and LiveCycle Data Services (formerly Flex Data Services), but is not as widely used as the other three I mentioned. On the other hand, .NET, Java and even ColdFusion are more popular in enterprise environments than PHP is, for what that's worth. Fortunately, if you learn one of these, again, they all work the same way, so it's easy to go from one to the other - my knowledge of CF helped me learn what I needed for .NET and Java, for example. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT]Server-side knowledge to complement Flash F ront end
I would suggest WebServices as a technology that will be applicable to lots of applications. Axis from Apache has a lot of tools, documentation and links to other documentation. Ron Dave Watts wrote: Should I pursue .Net knowledge or ??? You should pursue whatever you think would be most useful for you. .NET, Java, PHP, ColdFusion - they're basically all the same. They all let you do the same sorts of things; the differences are largely matters of syntax and popularity. ColdFusion is arguably the best fit for Flash development, since it provides Flash Remoting and LiveCycle Data Services (formerly Flex Data Services), but is not as widely used as the other three I mentioned. On the other hand, .NET, Java and even ColdFusion are more popular in enterprise environments than PHP is, for what that's worth. Fortunately, if you learn one of these, again, they all work the same way, so it's easy to go from one to the other - my knowledge of CF helped me learn what I needed for .NET and Java, for example. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] [OT]Server-side knowledge to complement Flash F ront end
I would suggest WebServices as a technology that will be applicable to lots of applications. Axis from Apache has a lot of tools, documentation and links to other documentation. You will need to choose a platform from which to run web services, and your choices are basically the same as they are for web applications - ASP.NET, ColdFusion, Java, etc. In addition, a sound understanding of web application server programming is a prerequisite for web service development. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT]Server-side knowledge to complement Flash F ront end
Hi, another option is making sure you have a pool of people who you can count to do work like that for you:). Not that being able to develop the server side is a bad thing, but like you said there are only so much hours in a day. greetz JC On 8/23/07, Dave Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would suggest WebServices as a technology that will be applicable to lots of applications. Axis from Apache has a lot of tools, documentation and links to other documentation. You will need to choose a platform from which to run web services, and your choices are basically the same as they are for web applications - ASP.NET, ColdFusion, Java, etc. In addition, a sound understanding of web application server programming is a prerequisite for web service development. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
