CodeStore.net comments on "Flex App Basics 3: Using Components To Simplify Your Code"

Reply from Cesar Zavala

Cesar Zavala — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:04:18 -0600

Thanks Jerry, sounds like the way to go ... it's really for my Company, and I'm with my boss at Lotusphere, there are many things to do but hopefully I can keep with Adobe Flash Builder

I'm sorry I replied until now, I got this in my Spam folder. Thanks for your reply!

Reply from Samir

Samir — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:06:10 -0600

Hello Jake,

Slightly out of topic but wanted to bring to your attention that the images in 'Latest Comments' are not being displayed. The default icon for missing image is coming up.

Not sure if some has already reported this, but anyways.

Cheers,

Samir.

Reply from Jerry Carter

Jerry Carter — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:16:42 -0600

Cesar, about getting the full version - we managed to use the demo to sell a customer on the merit of using flex and then rolled the cost of the license, with their knowledge, into the project. That approach might help you cover the gap if you have budgets to work against.

Reply from Cesar Zavala

Cesar Zavala — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:44:55 -0600

Very interesting article, Jake. In fact, based on your past Flex articles I built something for work, something very simple but Flex just looks beautiful. So far I've been playing with Flex demos, but will probably get Flex (Adobe Flash Builder) soon.

Reply from Jerry Carter

Jerry Carter — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:19:25 -0600

RE: Pagination ... considerations; speed to load data, number of trips to server and perceived slowness of the client application, types of views that need long running persistent data tables.

Without it, you risk the "it takes this thing a looong time to load!" complaint. With it, you get the "it takes too long to load the next page!" complaint. I think a happy medium is pagination with read ahead caching of the data into pages of xml controls in the client so you can swap pages back and forth with little lag for the user unless they page quickly.

Another side of it - seems to me that views that are long on document count need to be rethought. Is all that data relevant? Would a search tool serve better? How often does one need to visually scan row after row of data? I think the more we look at ease of use and accessibility of data on top of all the data we accumulate, we have to look seriously at the Facebook model - recent data first and foremost, pagination upon request. I think search technology is a better approach to finding data than sifting through a view anyway, so that would trump pagination in my mind.

BTW - your flex code is coming along nicely from the looks of it. Wish I had an active project that called for it - pretty much done with any flex work for the next few months unless a need arises where I'm working for a client... where I think the chances are slim. :-( But - looking forward to trying (yet) the accounts on LAMP!

Reply from Jake Howlett

Jake Howlett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:17:14 -0600

Won't be there Palmi, sorry.

Only been once. Seven years ago now!

Reply from Palmi

Palmi — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:05:39 -0600

yes True is great way to make re-useable component to drop in any apps . Great job as always Jake , Are you going to LS2010 ? Would like to bump into you here .