I think the community will play a large part in this as well as professional component development companies. Im sure as time goes on well have a RAD set of components that you can drop in and run.
Im working on a bunch of free stuff as well and would love to hear other ideas for interesting components that make sense to the developer coming from a VB/.net type background. Unfortunately I have limited time to dedicate to it as my own work and family life take precedence. I feel though it may be harder for developers coming from a VB background that are used to having a plethora of ready available and affordable components at their disposal; but are not up to speed on the object oriented development methodologies nor have skill sets required to really rapidly grasp the whole extend the framework type development. I know of at least one professional developer about ready to release a very interesting package for Flex. Im not sure how the 3rd party eco system for Flex is shaping up, but Id have to imagine that things are being worked on. In any case I think the best thing for Flex at this stage is for component developers 3rd party and experts to concentrate on the meat and potatoes and leave the gravy for later. Flex is still very young, it took VB et all until version 3.0 to really get a good eco system built up. Rome wasnt built in a day. Oh and to me, *extensibility* is key for Flex's future. Jason -----Message d'origine----- De : flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la part de boy_trike Envoyé : mercredi 21 février 2007 17:24 À : flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Objet : [flexcoders] Re: Gordon Smith - Some Answers about the Datagrid --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Matt Chotin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How many of you would prefer > we make things more RAD capable at the potential expense of > extensibility? Are you willing to make a tradeoff? I know the answer > you really have is "both," but if you had to make a choice would you > tell us to go down the RAD path? Matt, You have already seen my posts and therefore opinion on this, but please realize that while you sell a tool for building a Rich Internet Application, there seem to be two different users who see this from a different perspective. One sees your tool being used for *** RICH *** internet applications and the other sees your tool perfect for rich internet *** APPLICATIONS *** Good luck juggling the product to keep both camps happy Bruce
