Another issue with developing a Rails or Cake type of framework for Flash is the rate at which Flash changes undermines the effort.
PHP, Java, Ruby - these languages get upgrades, improvements and bug fixes over the years, but for the most part, don't change that much, and get a lot of additional functionality from new libraries. Actionscript, on the other hand, has significant changes much more rapidly. Flash 7 brought about a whole new syntax (AS2), and Flash 9 is doing it again (AS3). In addition, Flash is a visual tool and the code is inherently tied to the visual library. Those other languages reside almost entirely in the non-visual realm, and use a different technology, HTML, to display their content to users (Java applications aside - we're talking about web delivery here). _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
