And as if it hasn't been said enough: Flex is for the presentation tier. It doesn't stand alone unless you are working within a totally static environment (which nobody is).
So, it seems to me that you have to pick a server-side technology. You know, to do the database access and scheduled routines, maybe send emails ... Well, if you pick Flex, you sorta already chose J2EE, because it is a J2EE application (a WAR file to be presice.) So, you could just use jsp's and JAVA stuff (which I don't really know about) Anyway, our platform is JRun, CFMX 6.1 Enterprise, and Flex (soon). And the Flex app I am R&Ding (actually it is showing at a convention this weekend), does remote object calls to our CF server to get a large packet of data to start with. Then it communicates to a third-party webservice for some more data. Coldfusion is a great addition to your J2EE server. It's amazing how simple and cleanly you can do the bulk of what you need to do in CF. So my answer to "bet your company on one web technology" is, "No! I can't and neither can you". Unles you want to just use HTML??? On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:27:36 +0100, Michael van Leest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Flex is for the presentation layer, Coldfusion for the business logic! > > So you'll have flex on the front end, and coldfusion on the back handling > all the db traffic, webservices, > :-X non http requests (wait and be amazed, I haven't said that btw) and > creating your reports in PDF or FlashPaper. > > Ok the flash forms is a rip of flex, but that's very useful if you create > standard html instead of flash. > But don't get confused because the products are totally different from each > other! > > Michael van Leest > > > > Tolulope Olonade [ MTN -YelloDrome ] wrote: > > Well I think Macromedia is really going to get people confused on ColdFusion > vs Flex. > Why not standardize on 1 Language/Platfrom as I can see that coldfusion now > supports RichForms?? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael van Leest [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] ASP.NET vs MXML vs JSP vs PHP Choose one? And > WHy? > > Uhm hello??? Is Coldfusion not an option?? Have a little more patient and > you'll have the new version BLACKSTONE > It's so powerfull and really good for intranets. Have a look at > http://www.macromedia.com/go/blackstone > > :-X do I need to say anything more?? > > Tolulope Olonade [ MTN -YelloDrome ] wrote: > > Hi Flex coders, > For intranet Apps choose one and tell me why? > > Need to decide for a dept soon. > Need your inputs. > > > > Tolulope W. Olonade > Sys Dev-TSS Engineer > MTN YelloDrome, VI Lagos, Nigeria > "Its practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have > had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally > mutilated beyond hope of regenration." > > Prof. Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930-2002) > > NOTE: This e-mail message is subject to the MTN Nigeria disclaimer see > http://www.mtnonline.com/contact/disclaimer.asp > > > NOTE: This e-mail message is subject to the MTN Nigeria disclaimer see > http://www.mtnonline.com/contact/disclaimer.asp > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- Chris Phillips www.dealerpeak.com Senior Application Developer
