I got several questions like Harbs mention and people instantly know what is going on when I said them that is the new framework right after Flex.
Piotr 2017-09-13 10:53 GMT+02:00 Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com>: > To me the question is how will people react if you tell them you’re doing > it in FlexJS vs. FooJS. I think in either case you will get a response of > “what’s that”. > > What’s going to get a better explanation? “I’m doing it in a relatively > unknown framework but one I like.” Or “I’m doing it in a new framework > built from the ground up optimized for Javascript built on the concepts > which made Flex successful in its time.” > > To me, the latter response sounds more compelling. > > Hopefully FlexJS will get enough traction that it will become known for > its own strengths and this point will become moot. > > Harbs > > > On Sep 13, 2017, at 11:29 AM, Carlos Rovira <carlosrov...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > 2017-09-12 21:12 GMT+02:00 Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net>: > > > >> > >> > >> Do you have examples of Apache Flex or FlexJS getting bad press? It > would > >> make your argument more persuasive. > >> > >> > > There's nothing published. I'm talking about customer meetings where you > > expose that you can use "Flex" and your potential customer looks to you > > with poker face since "Flex" is now considered an old technology from > 2008. > > The fact is almost all Flex developers had to switch to HTML and there's > > almost no projects in Flex done today. > > > > > > > >>> > >>> In the other hand, we should look at our competitors : Angular, React, > >> Vue, > >>> Dart,... it's all marketing: the name, the website, if we don't play > well > >>> our cards, don't expect to have a widely used technology > >> > >> You mean like Beads, Bend or Strands? > >> > > > > Yes, I proposed in other thread ROYALE or CROWN as good candidates for > its > > various implications in the strand/beads concept (crown with jewels as an > > icon) and for the old relationship with the first flex codename at > > macromedia (that was in fact Royale) > > > > I'll be more happy to go with a name, icon, website done that would > express > > our ideas in a modern, clean and beautiful way. > > > > > >>> > >>> In the other hand I can live with old "FlexJS" name, if people does not > >>> want a change, but these means to me that FlexJS will hardly get > >> considered > >>> in the mainstream. > >>> > >>> Just my 2 > >> > >> More than that ;-) > >> > > > > Thanks > > > > Carlos > > > > > >> > >> > > -- Piotr Zarzycki mobile: +48 880 859 557 skype: zarzycki10 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/piotrzarzycki <https://pl.linkedin.com/in/piotr-zarzycki-92a53552>
