Comments on: Widget development on the Flash Platform http://blog.natebeck.net/2009/01/widget-development-on-the-flash-platform/ RIA Developer, Flex / Flash, Widgets Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rajn http://blog.natebeck.net/2009/01/widget-development-on-the-flash-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-4859 Rajn Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:54:16 +0000 http://blog.natebeck.net/?p=101#comment-4859 Good observations and points regarding widget development . We have dojo widgets and I was researching on advantages of using flex. Btwn why did snapvine choose to go with Gigya ? Considering snapvine allows users to create widgets wouldnt it be more appropriate to eliminate gigya or clearspring for viral distribution .. I am sure Gigya might be charging good amount. Good observations and points regarding widget development . We have dojo widgets and I was researching on advantages of using flex. Btwn why did snapvine choose to go with Gigya ? Considering snapvine allows users to create widgets wouldnt it be more appropriate to eliminate gigya or clearspring for viral distribution .. I am sure Gigya might be charging good amount.

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.natebeck.net/2009/01/widget-development-on-the-flash-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Aaron Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:21:11 +0000 http://blog.natebeck.net/?p=101#comment-25 I meant MXML or Actionscript vs. binaries created with flash. I didn't read the whole post well enough to realize that your main concern was saving bandwidth. I'm surprised that MXML doesn't compile down to a swf that is only marginally bigger than AS. What amount of infrastructure (for using datagrids for instance) is carried along with every Flex-built SWF vs handcrafted AS? I'd guess the biggest headache is that all the different versions of Flash in the wild mean that RSLs aren't getting the "sharing" hoped for. How persistent are the cached RSLs? Are they cleared as often as cookies? Do they have an expiry like HTTP? Do point versions and flash auto-upgrades wipe them out, making long-term caching unreliable? I meant MXML or Actionscript vs. binaries created with flash. I didn’t read the whole post well enough to realize that your main concern was saving bandwidth. I’m surprised that MXML doesn’t compile down to a swf that is only marginally bigger than AS. What amount of infrastructure (for using datagrids for instance) is carried along with every Flex-built SWF vs handcrafted AS?

I’d guess the biggest headache is that all the different versions of Flash in the wild mean that RSLs aren’t getting the “sharing” hoped for. How persistent are the cached RSLs? Are they cleared as often as cookies? Do they have an expiry like HTTP? Do point versions and flash auto-upgrades wipe them out, making long-term caching unreliable?

]]> By: Nate http://blog.natebeck.net/2009/01/widget-development-on-the-flash-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Nate Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:43:01 +0000 http://blog.natebeck.net/?p=101#comment-21 Yea.... so can ActionScript. I'm talking about creating ActionScript only projects compiled using MXMLC. I do agree, however, that checking in an FLA file to version control is not a good way to go... I don't love it. :D Yea…. so can ActionScript. I’m talking about creating ActionScript only projects compiled using MXMLC. I do agree, however, that checking in an FLA file to version control is not a good way to go… I don’t love it. :D

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.natebeck.net/2009/01/widget-development-on-the-flash-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Aaron Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:38:43 +0000 http://blog.natebeck.net/?p=101#comment-20 Use Flex because MXML can be checked into your favorite revision control system! Use Flex because MXML can be checked into your favorite revision control system!

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