I haven't used OL, but I'm surprised no one has mentioned their support for alternate runtimes (eg. one markup generating either AJAX or Flash). I would imagine that might appeal to those for whom the non-open-source nature of the Flash player is an issue, or those who have other concerns about the player dependency.
Thoughts? - Richard On 3/28/06, Bryan Rieger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks everyone! > This input is fantastic. > Lots to learn and think about, but I'm really glad I took the time to look > at Flex 2. > > Sincerely, > > Bryan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Gonzalez > > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:07 PM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: FLEX and Open Lazslo Comparision > > > > > Does it happen to remove the unused components? What if I'm > > only using > > > one button - does Flex include all components? > > > > Flex only includes classes found in the dependency chain from > > your application class (or configuration settings). > > > > When you create an application that extends > > mx.core.Application, you get a bunch of things that a toy > > application might not need, but that a real-world application > > probably will. > > > > A Flex app has a higher initial cost, but levels off. > > Flex also allows you to write your own frameworks from scratch in AS. > > > > > I believe they're also working on ways to use shared runtime > > > libraries/frameworks so it'll be possible to include apps > > that don't > > > include the framework, instead reuse the libs supplied in the > > > container application - makes it easier to break your apps into > > > smaller, reuseable modules. > > > > Flex has this today. See the "runtime-shared-libraries" > > and "externs" and "external-library-path" configuration options. > > > > -rg > > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > > > > ________________________________ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > ________________________________ > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com 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: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
