The question that I would be asking myself if I was thinking of using
Flex2 for a real world project right now, is, if at some point in the
development cycle it would be ok to have to rewrite/rework an unknown
percent of the code, due to a new beta or final release.. if that
does not sound scary then happy day.
Of course, I can't imagine being able to convince a client to require
a beta flash player version...
On Mar 15, 2006, at 10:33 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote:
All I said was I wouldn't risk building a project for a client that
relies on a beta version of a product. Mr. Mendels at Macromedia
replied with basically the same response. I think that's pretty
common
reasoning, but apparently not everyone would agree and that's OK. I'm
entitled to my opinion, just as you are yours. The poster asked for
input on risk of using Flex 2 right now, and I just said what I would
do/recommend. That's all. I think you somehow want to create a
debate
topic out of this, when there is really only personal opinions and
personal business perspectives - no clear cut answer. I've given my
personal opinion, and you have yours, so give it a rest.
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johannes Nel
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:21 AM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flex2 Project Conversion
first off lets clear up the use of words here:
argument:
1. A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate.
2. A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood
example: presented
a careful argument for extraterrestrial life.
3. A summary or short statement of the plot or subject of a literary
work.
i meant argument in the like number 2
from dictionary .com. and me not being a native english speaker
having to
point this out. tut tut tut.
my argument (meaning 2) is that zorn is relatively stable. api's
might
have
changed again between beta 1 and beta 2 and stuff will change to
beta
3.
this should not influence a project to much.
futhermore, large companies are spending large amounts doing r&d on
this, so
if they are trying to build stuff with it why shouldn't you try to
port an
existing app that works.
building a brand spanking new app that you have a tight deadline on
for
midsummer is crazy talk, but taking something which works (hence you
have
something you can fall back ojn if you go over schedule) and
building
that
using flex2 can only benefit a company and an individual from a
strategic
position.
enough of this argument (1,2 and or 3) now.
On 3/15/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i don't quite agree with your argument.
I am not making any "argument" - not sure where you're getting that
- I
just said I wouldn't risk it myself, personally. Macromedia just
posted
in this thread that "It is always risky to build on a beta... you
need
to judge your tolerence for risk." It's just a business decision,
and
not one I am willing to risk with my own clients.
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johannes Nel
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flex2 Project Conversion
i am contracting to large company and we are doing stuff using
flex2,
so...
i don't quite agree with your argument. also note what he says,
they
want to
move an existing app to flex2 and his concern is that it will
change
radically from beta 1 to final product. the very fact that beta 2
is
coming
out means that things are relatively stable and well along the
path. i
think
starting now will be a good idea. but thats just my opinion.
On 3/14/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I wouldn't bet any project on a beta personally - unless I had
insiders
at Adobe, but even then...
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Aebig
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:35 PM
To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
Subject: [Flashcoders] Flex2 Project Conversion
Hey all,
The company I work for is interested in moving one of our
large
applications
over to Flex when the new version comes out. Is it worthwhile
or
even
feasible to begin porting it over with the Beta release or are
we
wasting
our time considering that quite a bit of it could change
beforehand.
I'd hate to put in a lot of time into this only to find out
that
my
source
files are rendered obsolete when the new version is finally
released.
Thanks for your input,
!k
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