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Subject: Re: Future of Flex technology
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Wow...Irrelevant?  That's an absurd statement.  I think you're just fla=
me
baiting....
MLM


From:	Alain Ekambi <jazzmatadazz@gmail.com>
To:	users@flex.apache.org,
Date:	02/28/2013 09:05 AM
Subject:	Re: Future of Flex technology


Now lets keep it real.
Flex  is irrelevant on mobile.


2013/2/28 Haissam Abdul Malak <habdulmalak@ccc.com.lb>

> Enterprise apps are great with Flex.
> Mobile Apps specially almost one code based for all major platforms i=
s
> excellent.
> That's why we love flex.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stephen at stephenjc [mailto:stephen@stephenjc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:40 PM
> To: users@flex.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Future of Flex technology
>
> I cannot wrap my head around the js/dom model. That's why we use flex=
 for
> our cross platform development. It just works.
> On Feb 28, 2013 9:22 AM, "Oliver Wiemer"
<o.wiemer@audiovisuellemedien.de>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > we all love Flex.
> > The best code language ever.
> > All i can code in flex, i do that.
> > And for enterprise application thats always the best.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Am 28.02.13 15:15 schrieb "Scott Matheson" unter
> > <smatheson@intralinks.com>:
> >
> > >Hi
> > >  I am only a user of flex, I have spent 3 years of my time buildi=
ng
> > >a app for a charity, and we have 5-10 year life in the product, wh=
at
> > >I know, flex works, it is simple, it works, the good chaps on this=

> > >list are investing a lot of there time to give flex a future, yes
> > >HTML/CSS/JS is the elephant in the room, if / when we have quality=

> > >cross-compiling we will look back and think adobe giving flex to
> > >Apache was the best move ever
> > >
> > >We just need to give this project time
> > >
> > >Anyway that=B9s my 2cents
> > >
> > >Scott
> > >
> > >
> > >On 2/28/13 8:52 AM, "Harbs" <gavharbs@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>Huh?
> > >>
> > >>You can compile MXML to AIR today. Who said anything about not
> > >>supporting that?
> > >>
> > >>If you are talking about the Falcon Compiler (which is not requir=
ed
> > >>for compiling to AIR), the work for MXML compilation is currently=

> > >>being finished by Gordon Smith. That's near-term support. The HTM=
L
> > >>/JS support is a longer term goal. I've never seen any indication=
 to
> > >>cause your concerns.
> > >>
> > >>Harbs
> > >>
> > >>On Feb 28, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Terry Corbet wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Why is it that you fail to see that each time you advertize you=
r
> > >>>rush to cross-compiling MXML to HTML/CSS/Javascript and never
> > >>>provide status concerning the compilation of MXML to run in the =
AIR
> > >>>environment you are causing the very anxiety that we all deal wi=
th?
> > >>>You know that your employer is going to stop shipping the old
> > >>>compiler in favor of the new compiler. You know that the Gaming
> > >>>Guru will not let any resource be devoted to having the new
> > >>>compiler successfully compile Flex, i.e. Spark Components.  So,
> > >>>exactly where are we supposed to feel confident that the Apache
> > >>>Flex project will let us maintain 'parity' [your favoirite word]=
 in
> > >>>regards to compiling our AIR MXML applications with the new
> > >>>compiler?  I have every reason to believe that you will achieve
> > >>>your objective, which is to have the Falcon work let you
> > >>>cross-compile to the environment that you believe has future
> > >>>possibilities, and, as long as one person is on loan one day per=

> > >>>week, to get MXML compilation working, not much reason whatsoeve=
r to
> believe that on-going developoment of AIR applictions has a future.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Harui" <aharui@adobe.c=
om>
> > >>> To: <users@flex.apache.org>; <flex-users@incubator.apache.org>
> > >>> Sent: February 27, 2013 10:05 PM
> > >>> Subject: Re: Future of Flex technology
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 2/27/13 9:48 PM, "Devesh Mishra" <Devesh.Mishra@mastek.com>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Hi,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Is there any future of Flex technology, as we can see that the=
re
> > >>>>are no big  improvements are coming in Flex. According to today=
's
> > >>>>scenario, Flex is only  for desktop application and we are
> > >>>>entering into mobile technology. So it's a  bit difficult to
> > >>>>understand the future existence of Flex.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> If we talk from market point of view, everyone is moving towar=
ds
> > >>>>HTML5/Android/Ios, after Adobe declaration for no support in
> > >>>>Flash/Flex.
> > >>> Adobe did not say "no support".  Adobe is still supporting Flas=
h,
> > >>>and you  can still purchase Flex support contracts from Adobe.
> > >>>Adobe donated Flex to  Apache so it can continue to be developed=
 in
> > >>>the open.  Adobe continues to  make releases of Flash.
> > >>>
> > >>> Still, lots of people are moving to HTML5/Android/IOS, and so i=
s
> > >>> Apache Flex.  If you monitor the dev@flex.apache.org mailing li=
st
> > >>> you will
> > see
> > >>>that
> > >>> we are hard at work on trying to cross-compile MXML and
> > >>>ActionScript to  HTML/JS/CSS which can then be run through
> > >>>PhoneGap/Cordova to create mobile  apps.  It is still in its
> > >>>infancy and we have lots of work ahead, but we are  making
> > >>>progress.
> > >>>
> > >>> See [1] for more on one approach we are taking.
> > >>>
> > >>> [1]
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Alex%27s+FlexJS+Pr=
oto
> > ty
> > >>>p
> > >>>e
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Alex Harui
> > >>> Flex SDK Team
> > >>> Adobe Systems, Inc.
> > >>> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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> > >>
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