+1 (non-binding) Doug
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Doug McCune <d...@dougmccune.com> wrote: >> >> I agree there is benefit to debating various options and alternatives. I >> disagree that this list is the place for such discussions, as such >> discussions are unrelated to the development of the Flex SDK. >> > > I guess my concern is that the people contributing to the Flex SDK will > essentially put heir head in the sand when it comes to alternative tech. So > in this case, the topic was about the difficulty doing relatively simple > box layout with HTML vs Flex. If anyone is going to try to do any kind of > Flex -> HTML cross-compilation thing then an understanding of the > differences and alternative frameworks (like Blueprint, which was brought > up in the thread) is good to have. Additionally, I think the core SDK > contributors should consider it part of their "job" to educate the wider > community and be able to intelligently articulate the pros and cons of Flex > (layout being one of those items), which inherently requires an > understanding of the alternatives to Flex. > > As another semi-unrelated example, which I think is very appropriate for > this list: Apple just announced a new layout model and list collection > stuff in iOS 6. From what I understand, this is *very* much like using > DataGroup and item renderers in Flex. It supports virtualized elements, > custom layouts, etc. The way in which this is implemented should be > well-understood by anyone working on the Flex SDK. I'd hope that this forum > would be a good place to have that discussion. > > So sure, the original post may have been a bit too much "rant about HTML" > and not enough about the "why" of why that's important to this project. But > I really want to avoid any kind of blanket "this topic is inappropriate for > this forum" response unless the topic *really* is inappropriate. A > discussion (even a rant) about HTML's shortcomings compared to Flex passes > my test for appropriateness, and based on others' responses here I think > we've seen it passes others' test as well, so I'd just suggest we don't get > too trigger-happy with the "take that topic elsewhere" type of reactions, > otherwise people who want to bring up important topics (like my example of > how Apple is doing layouts in iOS 6) will feel unwelcome in this forum.
