Thanks everyone, all of your posts were useful, Samuel's in particular.
Samuel R. Neff wrote: > > > Flex does not talk to a database directly (except with AIR but I gather > you're talking about a web app). Flex talks to a back end which then can > talk to a database. Flex works really well with pretty much any back end, > so if you're familiar with .NET stick to that, no reason to go to FDS/LCDS > or anything else. > > The best way to communicate between Flex and .NET is through AMF Remoting. > With that you can call .NET methods directly and the middle-ware libraries > take care of the details for you. We use an open-source library called > Fluorine but there is also a commercial library called WebOrb available. > > http://fluorine.thesilentgroup.com/fluorine/index.html > > You definitely want to start with Flex Builder 3. No reason to use Flex > Builder 2, the IDE is very stable. You can choose to target either the > Flex > 2 or Flex 3 SDK's and that choice depends on your release date. If you're > releasing before about March 2008 then you may want to stick with the Flex > 2 > SDK. If later, then use Flex 3 SDK. An exact date has not been announced > for Flex 3 release, but they've said Q1 2008. > > I would suggest ignoring Cairngorm for now--start out learning to develop > flex apps and just use your pre-existing knowledge to partition out your > apps well so you don't have an ugly mess of spaghetti code. After you're > more familiar with Flex you can decide if Cairngorm or any framework is > right for you and your apps. > > HTH, > > Sam > > ------------------------------------------- > We're Hiring! Seeking a passionate developer to join our team building > Flex > based products. Position is in the Washington D.C. metro area. If > interested > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Michael Pengi > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 6:00 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Flex for database apps; compare to .net > > > I am considering flex for building data centric applications for use over > the > lan or internet. I have some experience with .net and am curious to hear > from other that are familiar with .net and how it compares. I have read a > couple of times that Visual Studio might be considered 'ahead' of Flex > Builder. But my #1 interest is being able to wire up sql databases to the > ui > in the simplest manner possible, ie not a ton of code. > > For experiments with flex, I would most like to take apart a tutorial or > sample app that does standard db crud stuff, with multiple forms, related > tables, data entry, that sort of thing. Can someone point me to the best > example app of this type? Most demo apps I've seen are not mostly about > crud. > > From what I've read, flex data services (or whatever it's been renamed as) > has a free version that is ok to use for commercial purposes, though > non-clustered. Not sure what the other limitations of the free version > are? > > I've read about Cairngorm, but am not really sure were it fits into the > flex > scheme. > > Finally, would it be good to start with Flex 3 beta 2, or should I stick > with Flex 2 for now? > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Flex-for-database-apps--compare-to-.net-tf4784184.html#a13785689 Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
