Comments on: Taking a Pass on Flex http://mallinson.ca/post/passingon-flex/ by Chris Mallinson Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris http://mallinson.ca/post/passingon-flex/#comment-21 Chris Thu, 21 May 2009 00:41:46 +0000 http://mallinson.ca/?p=59#comment-21 Totally agree about the iPhone FlashPlayer. That will go a long way to making Flex accepted. Flex apps have their place, no doubt, and the mobile market, in my opinion is one where Flex will flourish, but I don't think the demand for HTML based sites will be reduced any time soon. The good thing about all this is that both platforms can use the same back-end. Totally agree about the iPhone FlashPlayer. That will go a long way to making Flex accepted.

Flex apps have their place, no doubt, and the mobile market, in my opinion is one where Flex will flourish, but I don’t think the demand for HTML based sites will be reduced any time soon.

The good thing about all this is that both platforms can use the same back-end.

]]> By: Paul Kukiel http://mallinson.ca/post/passingon-flex/#comment-20 Paul Kukiel Wed, 20 May 2009 15:27:29 +0000 http://mallinson.ca/?p=59#comment-20 I'm not a fan of all Flash "websites" myself but they have there place. As a business app front end we have had nothing but success. There is the initial load but after that everything is really fast and the swf's cache well. Flex UI's as application provide features we just cant get a hold of with pure html not to mention the ability to shift it to AIR and run it on the desktop. All I can say is we are looking to the future and we see Flex as that and when ( if ) they release FlashPlayer to the iPhone it will be even better. I’m not a fan of all Flash “websites” myself but they have there place. As a business app front end we have had nothing but success. There is the initial load but after that everything is really fast and the swf’s cache well.

Flex UI’s as application provide features we just cant get a hold of with pure html not to mention the ability to shift it to AIR and run it on the desktop.

All I can say is we are looking to the future and we see Flex as that and when ( if ) they release FlashPlayer to the iPhone it will be even better.

]]> By: Steve Brownlee http://mallinson.ca/post/passingon-flex/#comment-19 Steve Brownlee Tue, 19 May 2009 20:07:00 +0000 http://mallinson.ca/?p=59#comment-19 It's not that hard to understand, and, in fact, you stated most of the reasons in your post. From my experience, it's the companies that are switching to Flex, not the individual developers, because of those very reasons. We moved to 100% Flex UIs here about 5 months ago and we're not looking back. True, HTML and Javascript can still make an attractive interface, but when doing large, corporate applications, the productivity that Flex provides for us is just too great. As for the whole "you're missing the boat" concept, I'll agree on that. Flex is a tool you'll need to have in your back pocket in the years to come. Too many companies are moving to it for developers (especially ones that are savvy in the Adobe stack of technologies) to not spend time learning it. It’s not that hard to understand, and, in fact, you stated most of the reasons in your post. From my experience, it’s the companies that are switching to Flex, not the individual developers, because of those very reasons.

We moved to 100% Flex UIs here about 5 months ago and we’re not looking back. True, HTML and Javascript can still make an attractive interface, but when doing large, corporate applications, the productivity that Flex provides for us is just too great.

As for the whole “you’re missing the boat” concept, I’ll agree on that. Flex is a tool you’ll need to have in your back pocket in the years to come. Too many companies are moving to it for developers (especially ones that are savvy in the Adobe stack of technologies) to not spend time learning it.

]]> By: Rebecca http://mallinson.ca/post/passingon-flex/#comment-18 Rebecca Tue, 19 May 2009 19:51:20 +0000 http://mallinson.ca/?p=59#comment-18 No, you're not alone. I have yet to see a Flex application that made sense to me. I just don't see what all the hype is about. No, you’re not alone. I have yet to see a Flex application that made sense to me. I just don’t see what all the hype is about.

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