While I agree that building out something would be great. That's probably not possible right now.
- But showing them applications which are not fit for how the organization does business may also give a wrong impression of Flex and how the development platform would enable your business bottom line. Stake holders think beyond what they only see - they are more interested in figures and how something would "CERTAINLY" improve their business. I think if they could see a couple of slick data viz apps, they'd suddenly "get it". - Showing them slick data apps that does not translate to how they do their business. They would understand better if the application that you are going to show them is something that is utilized in your organization. As Steve has pointed out, he did something which their organization sees as something valuable (first with JS/AJAX) and later with Flex. Perhaps you could interpret which way that Steve's organization chose. HTH Angelo ________________________________ From: Jorge Hernández <jorge.albac...@gmail.com> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, 21 September, 2009 21:00:01 Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Trying to convince people to develop with Flex I would show the nasdaq flex app, it is one of my favourite! 2009/9/21 valdhor <valdhorlists@ embarqmail. com> >Perhaps you could do it in your own time? > >When I first started my job here (A large Multi-National) I was tasked with >creating a front end UI to replace an unwieldy PHP/Perl system. They wanted it >redone with JavaScript/AJAX. I had completed the first part of this in six >months but there were multiple different code bases (For multiple browsers) >and the code to do it would kill IE6 (The enterprise standard). > >I decided I would develop the same UI in Flex at home and give myself a chance >to learn on a real project. I completed the project in less than two months. >Once I showed my boss what could be done in less time and with a single code >base for all browsers, we scrapped the original idea and moved forward with >the full migration into Flex. > >If you can't/won't take this route, maybe the Adobe Dashboard Application can >show a small sampling of what can be done with Flex (http://examples. >adobe.com/ flex3/devnet/ dashboard/ main.html) > >HTH > >Steve > > > >--- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com, Steven loe <stevenloe5000@ ...> wrote: >> >> While I agree that building out something would be great. That's >>> probably not possible right now. I think they don't have enough >> awareness of Flex to know what it could do for them. I think if they >> could see a couple of slick data viz apps, they'd suddenly "get it". I >>> was hoping that a few flexcoders might have data viz apps they'd like >> to show off. >> >> Thanks very much. >> >> On Sep 19, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Angelo Anolin <angelo_anolin@ ...> > >> wrote: >> >> > I believe the best way to do this is to port (convert) one of your >> > slow, dull and hard to maintain application and show how the same >> > could be done in Flex, albeit much better. >>> > >> > Manager would only see the value of a development platform if they >> > know that their business bottom line is improved, which is in this >> > case a better application that they utilize. >>> > >> > Angelo >> > >> > From: Schnurgle Schnurgle <schnur...@.. .> > > >> > To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >> > Sent: Saturday, 19 September, 2009 12:39:56 >> > Subject: [flexcoders] Trying to convince people to develop with Flex >>> > >> > >> > I'd like to get some people that I work with excited about >> > developing RIAs with Flex. We currently do data visualization with >> > fusion charts. I'd like to show folks here Flex apps that go beyond >>> > what fusion charts can do. I've googled a bunch but I've not found >> > much. Also, any links to flex business apps that would help make the >> > case that we could be offering amazing user experiences if we were >>> > to build with Flex would be great ammo. >> > >> > Thank you very much for any help with this. >> > sh >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -- Jorge Hernández Martínez Electro-Acoustic & Telecommunication Engineer +34 605 132572
