I really agree, but you will notice that soon after getting some "HelloWorld.mxml" level applications working, many beginners want to start using dynamic data.
And now that Flex pricing has opened up it to any size project or company, many beginners do not come from an enterprise background and are not already proficient in a server-tier platform, and do not have access to a "team" that is. For such a developer, the current hurdle to get data into Flex is very high. Some solutions that do not require learning another language would be very useful to a large group of developers. Maybe they are making their wife a recipe program. Maybe they are doing a proof of concept for their boss. There is a very long way between "HelloWorld" and enterprise application architecture best-practice. Making Flex data access easy is going to help more than hurt. Tracy -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Chiverton Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 5:16 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Flex - Database On Thursday 14 September 2006 16:02, Tracy Spratt wrote: > If this functionality is the same as the SQLXML functionality I played > with a year or so ago, SQL Server provides an url against which you can > make SQL queries. Handy, but you really shouldn't be using it. The temptation then will be to keep your data access layer mixed up with the view. Eww. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to vitalistically leverage bricks-and-clicks e-services **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. -- 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 -- 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/