Hello, I've been tasked with a project to migrate an HTML online store (very basic, add stuff to the cart, manage your profile, checkout) to Flash. I plan to use Flex to make this happen.
My experience with Flex is minimal. I am an experienced Java developer. My big question is: How will I interact with the backend database? The current application is separated nicely into MVC components (and I have full control over the backend, so I can tweak/add whatever is necessary). I've used the HTTPService object to retrieve XML over HTTP. This method works, but it doesn't seem very scalable (as far as developer productivity goes) since I have to expose a new method in my web application for each desired call. So I'm thinking that taking advantage of either Web Services or FDS would be a good idea. Unfortuantely, I don't have any experience in either of these... I'm sure there are other concerns I'm not even thinking of right now. What are these? One other concern, the load on this store can be *very* high. This is for a world famous rock band and they sell a very small number of tickets to their shows online. The demand for these tickets can be very high, so whatever is implemented must be scalable. I'm open to any suggestions, comments, or questions. Thanks, Ian
