Rogerio Kioshi wrote:Hi,
I'd like to know if it is possible to program games using Flex.
Thank you
Shashank Agarwalg wrote:Flex and ColdFusion
Flex and java
Flex and .net
If i choose Flex with java which advantages i get.
Anup Francis wrote:Authors,
What is your opinion on using AS3 signals?
Do you think its a better idea to go with signals for creating new apps?
I haven't come across the use of signals in any of the places I have worked.
Only came to know recently about it.
I read up on it and it seems to be good. But seriously, do you guys see it being a used a lot with respect to
event based communication?
Anup Francis wrote:From your personal experiences, which framework do you guys prefer to use most while creating Flex based applications?
RobotLegs, Mate, Swiz or Parsley.
I have worked with Mate previously and have found it be quite good.
I have also read through the documentation on RobotLegs and Parsley.
I like them both but I believe Parsley could be a more well rounded library with more features especially the Spicelib As3 library.
RobotLegs is a pretty small framework but easy to use and also has AS3 signals support.
I have never had a chance so far, to try out these 2 frameworks in a real world app.
So, would like to know what are your preferences regarding frameworks?
Jeremy Anderson wrote:This is a good place to start... http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining.html?sdid=FCMWB
If you're really set on buying a book, I would pick up Flex 4 in Action. Then once you know the Flex basics, you should check out the most excellent book Flex on Java. ;)
Sonny Gill wrote:Like Joel, I also use IDEA for Flex 3 development. The new 9.0.* versions have very good support for Flex development.
The only thing it lacks is a visual layout designer. For all other tasks, the IDEA support for code completion, refactoring etc. is much better than Flex Builder.
Our team has Flex Builder licenses, but the only time I use it is when I need to do some trial-and-error visual design of a Flex screen.
Leonidas Savvides wrote:To learn Flex you start with scripting relative languages mxml, etc , or with learning the menus in Flash Builder? how you proceed after you startup? Learning Flex you must choose a server side scripting language from the ones you know very well, and use it by a way in Flex works? like JAVA if I am familiar with? if yes, your book what server side scripting language make use? If indeed, this is the case, what level of JAVA I must have, SE & EE & ME?
Praful Gupta wrote:Hello ... what are some of the main differences between Flex 3 vs Flex 4? like in terms of messaging mechanisms or data stores etc?
Thanks
Praful
Bill Johnston wrote:Thank you Paul.
I also realize that Adobe offers a Flexbuilder IDE (Eclipse based), but that Flex can be built without it, of course.
Do the authors of the book recommend - as Adobe does - using the Flexbuilder IDE?
jp roberts wrote:Will/can one use flex objects in a web page like one can use a dojo widget. Like just using a flex datagrid embedded on a web page and having the ability to communicate with it via javascript?
Julien Castelain wrote:
I was wondering if Flex4 in action covers the usage of the Flex sdk's command line tools such as mxmlc, compc, fdb, asdoc and fcsh, as well as integrating them in java apps
Ravi Kiran V wrote:Hi ,
Read that there should be a Single Front Controller per application .
But how to manage this as my application is having number of Modules .
Is it good to have a FrontController per Module??
Please share your ideas.