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By bloid
via onflex.org
Published: Dec 12 2006 / 08:23
I have visited lots of developers and each meeting has a standard question and answer period where I dispel the myths about Flex 2.0. Posting the list here will help clear the FUD (Fear-Uncertainty-Doubt) about getting started with Flex.
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Tags: flash-flex, opinion, tools, web design
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cha0sth30ry complained ago:
dbezona replied ago:
False - Flex 2 does not require purchasing any server software. You can achieve server side integration via web services, RPC, Flash Remoting (there are a number of free remoting engines for various languages), etc.
The only Flex specific server package is Flex Data Services, which is pricey, but is in no way required to use Flex, or to connect with a back-end application.
remotesynth replied ago:
dbezona is completely correct. The Flex SDK is *free*, so you could create Flex apps and deploy them as SWFs using notepad if you wanted. The Flex Builder IDE is relatively inexpensive ($499) and you could also deploy these as SWFs on a server that has no additional requirements to support Flex. You do not need Flex Data Services.
bloid replied ago:
So that's 11 myths then? ;)
javaguy44 replied ago:
What a load of sh*t. Adobe and their minions say it's free, the only thing free about it is the SDK. Hey, it's also free to do .net by command line + notepad...does anyone even dare to claim .net is free(pre mono)?
mfsx replied ago:
Get your facts straight. There is several free IDE's for .NET.
jola_zm complained ago:
jola_zm reported this link as lame on 12/13/2006 @ 03:00:27
that last comment was right on; Adobe and their apostles keep saying flex is free, but in this day and age giving the SDK away for free and making you buy the tools is not enough to call it free. Dot net comparison was right on the money
tpatrick replied ago:
The definition of free is always up for debate. The Flex SDK is free because you can run it on your operating system of choice (some free others not). It would be false to also say you need to IDE. Many developers work without it on the Flex team rather using Emacs.
I guess it is hard to beleive it but we did make the SDK free so you can make apps and deploy them anywhere. Run these in the Flash Player or in the future as desktop applications in Apollo.
Also the server is 100% optional. You can load any type of ASCII or XML via any exisiting application server with zero modifications.
Regards,
Ted :)
sjlum complained ago:
sjlum reported this link as inaccurate on 01/05/2007 @ 03:02:34
Your definition of free is no different than M$SFT's corporate spin.
The way I see it, the problem is that your interpretation assumes that your targeted future customers are not so smart. You are targeting java developers, who expect ALL their tools for free, no exceptions. Anything less is just trying to put some type of spin on it...
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