You're right Andrew. Not all the source was available, rpc for one. Also you can't currently recompile the framework if you want to strip out debug for instance. so i guess we'll be able to do that soon.
On 26/04/07, Andrew Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Angus > > You're quite correct about a relationship between Flex and ColdFusion > sales. I interviewed Tim Buntel at MAX last year for BuilderAU and he > told me then that CF sales had been helped by Flex. Scorpio will > offer even better Flex support so if you're building frontends in Flex > and you want to connect to data one easy choice will be ColdFusion. > > Andrew > > On 26/04/07, Angus Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok here's my take... > > > > It's really not unexpected. The SDK source was provided from day one, > this > > at least makes it official. No more concerns about IP when building > custom > > components. > > > > From a Coldfusion perspective? > > > > Learn Flex / Actionscript as of yesterday. There's going to be an > explosion > > in the number of sexy drag and drop UI components. Coldfusion front ends > in > > html are going to seem ho hum at best. (Even if they are uber cool > > ajax/dhtml). > > > > I see Coldfusion server sales picking up as Flex/AS3 cuts into php, asp, > > other markets. This is a natural flow on from a bigger slice of the web > > technology pie that Adobe will reap. > > > > New functionality will focus on server side integration eg email and > > database servers not front end. Front end = Flex / Flash. > > > > CF may continue to have a role in document management ie, search engine > safe > > but I seriously doubt that this one wont be better handled via Flex/AS > > interfaces as well. Interesting to see how Adobe works in pdf handling. > > > > Flex Data Services / Live Cycle Data Services will be the bridge between > CF > > and Flex more so than today. > > > > Don't even get me started on how Apollo will change things. I suspect > that > > it will be open sourced as well. > > > > While I would like CF to be open source I don't see it going that way. > Sorry > > Andrew :) > > > > CF will continue on, bigger market share but more enterprise back end in > > nature. > > > > How's that? > > Angus > > > > > > > > On 26/04/07, Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Barry, > > > > > > My first reaction, what date is it again oh wow its past April 1st:-) > > > > > > My second reaction, after I picked myself of the floor, that is a very > > bold > > > and very strategic move by Adobe on this. My thoughts are that it > would be > > > to compete with Blend / WPF / silverlight or whatever they damn call > it > > > these days. > > > > > > But what a move... Please pinch me when they do this for CF *lol* > > > > > > But to be honest I think that even though Flex has a strong following, > > > people are really adopting open source even more and this would be a > great > > > example of a product that will endeavour to survive past its due date, > if > > > there ever was one:-) And people are going to feel like they are > shaping > > its > > > future, as well as getting bug fixes released quickly. > > > > > > Great move Adobe, absolutely fantastic is all I can say. > > > > > > > > > Andrew Scott > > > Senior Coldfusion Developer > > > Aegeon Pty. Ltd. > > > www.aegeon.com.au > > > Phone:+613 8676 4223 > > > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf > > > Of Barry Beattie > > > Sent: Thursday, 26 April 2007 3:55 PM > > > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > > > Subject: [cfaussie] What's it all mean for CF developers? [Flex now > Open > > > Source'd] > > > > > > > > > So, Flex has been open-sourced... > > > > > > > > http://www.onflex.org/ted/2007/04/flex-goes-open-source-mpl.php > > > > > > what's it mean for us CF people? > > > > > > thoughts? > > > > > > b > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew Muller > http://www.webqem.com > > linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/151/905 > > > > -- http://allthgo.com Phone: +61 (0) 7 3857 3880 Mobile: +61 (0) 409 721 701 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
