First - go ahead and read all six parts of Steven Webster's article. It is written at a high enough level that there's not much version-dependent information in it, and it's a very good introduction.
Next - there's a neat tutorial that walks you through the steps of designing a Cairngorm app. It helps you to start thinking in Cairngorm: http://www.digimmersion.com/support/Flex%20UI%20Design%20For%20Cairngorm.pdf Third - I think you're on the right track to dig in to the examples. The Cairngorm Store is very helpful. Finally - start building something! It's the best way to learn. HTH Jim _____ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nate Pearson Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 2:28 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] How to learn Caringorm IN SHORT: What is the best way to learn Caringorm? IN LONG: I want to learn Caringorm. I only make flex apps internally for my company. My "problem" is that everyone loves flex; I would call it scope creep but it's more like scope run. The bigger the apps get, the more visible they are and the more people want them. I am sold on the Caringorm method of separating things out and making it very modular. I am excited about learning it and I think it will make my more productive. Now my problem is the learning curve. I have visited caringormdocs.org. The first thing on the list is the six-part article from adobe consulting. I've read the first part and it raises my concerns when it talks about the upcoming release of flex 2 and it references Caringorm .99 (it's on 2.1 now!). I have 0 experience with Flex before version 2 and I'm afraid that learning an older version of the framework might hinder my development. The other two learning tools that they list are the Caringorm Diagram and the Caringorm Diagram Explorer. Now in theory I understand what is going on. In practice these diagrams don't help me implement the Caringorm framework. I feel they are geared more towards people who already have a good foundation. My third option is the examples. This is my next plan of attack, I'm going to go after the basic example and try to duplicate it in a project that I'm working on. So community; what do you guys think is the best way to learn Caringorm?
