James Ward wrote about top 10 Adobe Flex misconceptions. Here is a short list of those, complete arcticle at ultrashock.
1.Users need to install something new to run Flex applications
2. Flash Player is 100% proprietary
3. Flash is for designers, video, and annoyances
4. Flex is not for enterprise or business applications
5. Flex is expensive
6. Flex applications require a special server
7. Flex is hard to learn
8. With Flex, I will need to rebuild my entire application
9. Flex breaks normal browser functionality, like the Back button
10. I can do everything Flex does with Ajax
Another short but very useful introduction for total beginners in Flex from Sujit Reddy G.
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1.Users need to install something new to run Flex applications
2. Flash Player is 100% proprietary
3. Flash is for designers, video, and annoyances
4. Flex is not for enterprise or business applications
5. Flex is expensive
6. Flex applications require a special server
7. Flex is hard to learn
8. With Flex, I will need to rebuild my entire application
9. Flex breaks normal browser functionality, like the Back button
10. I can do everything Flex does with Ajax
Another short but very useful introduction for total beginners in Flex from Sujit Reddy G.
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If Flash Player is not 100% proprietary but only 70% or 40% what is the difference? Where can I donwload the source code of Flash Player? We are not even allowed to create a clean room implementation of Flash Player because the specifications of the SWF format explicitly forbid that.
ReplyDeleteAdobe only has itself to blame for these misconceptions. I'm trying to learn Flash/AS3/Flex/MXML and I still have a hard time figuring out where the buzzwords stop and the technology begins. They've never taken the time to clarify the differences between all these terms. I know buzzwords are a company's tool in trade to confusing the customer into buying something, but Adobe's really shot itself in the foot with this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts !