On 9/11/14 11:56 AM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>-The slides are heavily oriented towards existing Flex users. I wouldn't >> expect there to be that many at the conference, > > >I am guessing that there would be a substantial number of folks who have >worked or currently working on Flex applications. OK, I could certainly be wrong about the demographics.
> > >> so I hope you can >> emphasize how we think the MXML + AS should provide better developer >> productivity for new apps. >> > >How about adding these points: >1. Advantages of using ActionScript3 to build your applications > > - Full fledged object oriented inheritance model (not just prototype > based) > - Statically type code, dynamic optional. So best of both worlds. > - Packages, classes, interfaces > - Use standard design patterns easily > - Easy to maintain > - Friendly for projects with medium to large teams > >2. Use MXML to efficiently build your interface > > - Like HTML, MXML is XML markup language > - Declaratively lay out your interface (components, skins, layout, > effects, etc.) > - Declaratively define nonvisual aspects of the application (data > binding, webservices, etc.) > - Unlike HTML, you can extend MXML with custom components that you > reference as MXML tags > >Anything else you would like to add? Looks great! >BTW, where can I get the latest copy of your presentation slides? I think this is it: http://people.apache.org/~aharui/360Flex/FlexJS%20360%7cFlex%202014.pptx -Alex