Hi Alex, I think you got my drift, comments are inline again:
On 25 January 2013 21:33, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > While both Erik and I are using Goog, I think Roland is asking why we > aren't > use Jquery or ExtJS UI components. > Exactly, and I'm certainly NOT claiming that you and Erik should NOT be doing what you're doing. I really meant that we should look at ALSO providing integrations with existing libraries. > > In my framework, I'm not right now because I had trouble getting my head > around them and the ones I looked at seemed to come with application > framework infrastructure, and I want to start with the basic built-ins. > This is indeed why I mentioned that we might need to provide some kind of 'adapter' code which would mimic Flex conventions a little. That way it would be easier for a Flex developer to start using, for example, the Sencha/ExtJS stuff. All I want us to provide is a way to create this mapping between an AS3 API and a JS API, I believe the TypeScript and Randori/SharpKit approaches have already proven that such a way is possible. We just have to discuss the most ideal way of implementing it for Apache Flex. > One difference in API between my new framework and the Flex SDK is that the > Flex SDK tried to have one button that did everything, whereas I want the > new framework to have many buttons, some that are bare bones and then > fancier ones. The ones I'm working on new wrap HTML button. Then I would > like to see ones that wrap the built in HTML5 button. And someone else is > welcome to wrap some other JS framework's button if they want. I believe your new framework is definitely something you need to keep pursuing. New ways of going about things will always find an audience. My suggestion was purely aimed at people who are already using a lot of existing JS libs and might simply want to move to Apache Flex because they want to work in a compiled/statically typed language instead of JS directly. While moving to Apache Flex they might get introduced to your and Erik's frameworks and find a use for them in their projects, but if not, the integrations with existing JS libs will keep them happy nonetheless :) cheers! Roland
