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Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:14:53 -0500
From: Michael Schmalle <apache@teotigraphix.com>
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Subject: Re: [FalconJx] where I'm going to be
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And to be completely honest here, so you have the proper expectations;

I usually before starting something like the MXML task, turn up  
psychedelic trance music really loud, stare at the screen for a couple  
hours, write some code, refactor the code. Stare at it again for about  
1 day, look through the falcon compiler source code and api for  
another 4 hours. Return to my original code, with the trance music  
still playing and finally start writing implementations. ;-)

That's how I do it and why I love not working for a company!

SideNote; My point is, inside I feel there is an answer to every  
question in the world. The answer for MXML is waiting patiently to be  
found. When the time comes to find it, it will be sitting in front of  
us found.

That is why I said, for now I am finishing AS3, because the MXML  
solution already exists, except in the future, not right now. ;-) heheh

Mike


Quoting Michael Schmalle <apache@teotigraphix.com>:

>
> Quoting Erik de Bruin <erik@ixsoftware.nl>:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> I'm not trying to get you to do stuff, certainly not 'out of order'.
>> First things first, and we'll have our hands full on AS -> JS, to be
>> sure.
>>
>> Just thinking out loud: at some point I saw a video where an Adobe guy
>> explained one of the early FalconJS prototypes (Pete?) and he worked
>> around MXML by using intermediary MXML -> AS output and stuff that
>> through his compiler, instead of working directly on MXML. At some
>> point (after all else is said and done), might that be an option?
>
> Are you talking about producing a Class for the MXML file, then  
> parsing the class?
>
> MXML WILL get done. I spent 2 hours last night looking at all the  
> HACKING Alex had to do, to get it "working".
>
> Mike
>
>
>> EdB
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Michael Schmalle
>> <apache@teotigraphix.com> wrote:
>>> Erik,
>>>
>>> MXML comes after ActionScript. Sorry but I have to do things in order. This
>>> is where projects go wrong, where people start cutting corners and skipping
>>> things they should finish. 10 years experience with this stuff and various
>>> architectures tells me finish the foundation before we do anything  
>>> else that
>>> is external to the core cross compiler.
>>>
>>> Remember, MXML is not ActionScript and the first order of business is an
>>> AS3->JS cross compiler, MXML is Flex specific.
>>>
>>> I have a flaming blog post on deck about this project.
>>>
>>> As far as doing things with AST IE MXML AST, I can manage anything here I
>>> just need to finish something before I completely focus on MXML.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Erik de Bruin <erik@ixsoftware.nl>:
>>>
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> how does that relate to MXML (if at all...)?
>>>>
>>>> wrt. MXML, will you (someone) be able to take what Alex did for
>>>> FalconJS and put that in FalconJx, or does it not work like that?
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to get a feeling for where we are in relation to the two
>>>> other Falcons and MXML seems to be a big thing for both of them...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> EdB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Michael Schmalle
>>>> <apache@teotigraphix.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Since the project is really taking shape thanks to our great cooperation,
>>>>> I
>>>>> am going to focus on the nemesis I have left and that is finishing of the
>>>>> ActionScript emitter.
>>>>>
>>>>> This project blew up fast with Erik contributing, I didn't get a chance
>>>>> to
>>>>> fully finish the ActionScript impl. Yes, I might have plans down the road
>>>>> to
>>>>> make a read/write AS DOM and having a fully functional AS3 emitter is
>>>>> essential.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Michael Schmalle - Teoti Graphix, LLC
>>>>> http://www.teotigraphix.com
>>>>> http://blog.teotigraphix.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ix Multimedia Software
>>>>
>>>> Jan Luykenstraat 27
>>>> 3521 VB Utrecht
>>>>
>>>> T. 06-51952295
>>>> I. www.ixsoftware.nl
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Schmalle - Teoti Graphix, LLC
>>> http://www.teotigraphix.com
>>> http://blog.teotigraphix.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ix Multimedia Software
>>
>> Jan Luykenstraat 27
>> 3521 VB Utrecht
>>
>> T. 06-51952295
>> I. www.ixsoftware.nl
>>
>
> -- 
> Michael Schmalle - Teoti Graphix, LLC
> http://www.teotigraphix.com
> http://blog.teotigraphix.com
>
>

-- 
Michael Schmalle - Teoti Graphix, LLC
http://www.teotigraphix.com
http://blog.teotigraphix.com