Posts tagged as 'Flex'

Spring Actionscript example project with source

In preparation for my session at gotoAndSki I have created a Spring Actionscript version of my frameworks example application. The Spring Actionscript developers have released a version 1 release candidate and it’s time to include it in these comparisons.

For this Spring Actionscript...

Posted on 9 June 2010 | no comments | continue reading

What project will replace the Flex framework?

In my previous post I discussed the idea that a project might emerge to replace the Flex framework, in a similar manner to Spring replacing EJB in the Java world. Although I am not in a position to predict what that project will be, I did mention some characteristics that I think the project will have. They...

Posted on 13 April 2010 | 14 comments | continue reading

Is The Flash Platform waiting for a Spring moment?

I’ve dipped my toe back in the Java world recently, and I’m reminded of some interesting Java history that may be echoed in Flash’s future.

Back in the distant mist of Java’s past, most large Java web projects were built using something called Enterprise JavaBeans. EJB was a complex framework...

Posted on 8 April 2010 | 5 comments | continue reading

Smartypants-ioc and As3-signals example

During my recent presentation at LFPUG, Tink was very persistent in suggesting that the event bus used in most MVC frameworks might not be the best solution. This got me thinking about what it would be like to do MVC without an event bus. And so began this little experiment…

Posted on 19 November 2009 | 25 comments | continue reading

Robotlegs example project with source

Any comparison of frameworks wouldn’t be complete without Robotlegs. I included Robotlegs in my session at LFPUG recently, but didn’t post the example project here because the framework was in a state of flux. Robotlegs is now settling down as it approaches its imminent 1.0 release, and the MVCS implementation in it is unlikely to change...

Posted on 17 November 2009 | 2 comments | continue reading

Parsley example project with source

I recently posted a number of versions of the same Flex project, built using various different frameworks. These related to my presentation at Flash on the Beach this year. I’m repeating that presentation, with variations, at the London Flash Platform User Group in a few days...

Posted on 27 October 2009 | 8 comments | continue reading

Swiz example project with source

At Flash on the Beach this year, I presented a session on application frameworks. As part of that session, I had planned to show the source for an example application built using each of the four frameworks I covered. When I discovered that as planned my presentation would take three hours to present, I had to cut a lot of content and the example...

Posted on 1 October 2009 | 5 comments | continue reading

Mate example project with source

At Flash on the Beach this year, I presented a session on application frameworks. As part of that session, I had planned to show the source for an example application built using each of the four frameworks I covered. When I discovered that as planned my presentation would take three hours to present, I had to cut a lot of content and the example...

Posted on 1 October 2009 | 1 comment | continue reading