Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-28 Thread Paul Andrews
- Original Message - From: gers32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 6:37 AM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java I apologize for oversimplifying. Just trying to give a developer an argument his boss will understand. I

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-28 Thread Giles Roadnight
Did you mean Giles? I'll assume you did. I was recruited as a Flex / Coldfusion developer to replace the old one who left. The larger business uses java and has always been trying to get my boss to do the same rather than doing his own thing. It looks like it might take a while to replace me so

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-28 Thread Andrew Scott
go again: Flex Vs Java What is Web 2.0, by Tim O'Reilly http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html On 9/27/07, Andrew Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh my god, I really hate it when someone makes a comment like Flex front end is web 2.0 Web

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-28 Thread Paul Andrews
: Friday, September 28, 2007 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java Did you mean Giles? I'll assume you did. I was recruited as a Flex / Coldfusion developer to replace the old one who left. The larger business uses java and has always been trying to get my

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-28 Thread Merrill, Jason
: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:44 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java And the book says:-) 1. The Web As Platform Like many important concepts, Web 2.0

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-28 Thread bjorn -
In my previous job, I created Swing apps for 5 years before I switched to Flex in January. Belive you me - creating GUI in Flex is so much faster than in Java (Swing). As for using Java on the serverside, that's a great choice, IMHO. Use whatever you want on the serverside, PHP/CF/Java/Ruby ..

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-27 Thread Giles Roadnight
thanks guys. It's actualyl my boss that wants to stick with Flex but others in the organisation are saying switch to Java like the rest of us. They want to re-do it as java after I have left. sorry if I wasn't clear. On 9/27/07, gers32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First of all, a Flex front-end

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-27 Thread Jon Bradley
On Sep 27, 2007, at 8:05 AM, gers32 wrote: First of all, a Flex front-end is Web 2.0 vs. Web 1.0 for JSPs. I recently made the switch from JSP to Flex for that reason. Also, your application will scale better if you put some of the logic inside the Client. I'm not so sure the 2.0 vs 1.0

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-27 Thread Andrew Scott
Oh my god, I really hate it when someone makes a comment like Flex front end is web 2.0 Web 2.0 is not about RIA, web 2.0 is about collaboration. God forbid, you even know what Enterprise 2.0 is oh yeah thats MS Silverlight on steriods. On 9/27/07, gers32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First of

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-27 Thread Peter Connolly
What is Web 2.0, by Tim O'Reillyhttp://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html On 9/27/07, Andrew Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh my god, I really hate it when someone makes a comment like Flex front end is web 2.0 Web 2.0 is not about RIA, web 2.0 is

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java

2007-09-27 Thread Merrill, Jason
: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Connolly Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:48 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Here we go again: Flex Vs Java What is Web 2.0, by Tim