;>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Lee Burrows <
> > >>>>>>>> subscripti...@leeburrows.com
> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Im happy for this small web app (and source code) to be used
> if
> > >>> its
> > >>>>>>>>> deemed
> > >>>>>>>>>> appropriate: http://mandelbrot-explorer.**com/<
> > >>>>>>>>> http://mandelbrot-explorer.com/>- it was built pre-Apache but
> is
> > >>>>>> spark
> > >>>>>>>> so
> > >>>>>>>>> i can easily update it to 4.9
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> On 05/02/2013 18:57, Alex Harui wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> It would definitely be great to get some apps for the
> showcase.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> The Adobe Flex showcase is still up, but it suffers from the
> > >>> fact
> > >>>>>>> that
> > >>>>>>>>>>> most apps require a login so most of what you have are
> > >>>>>> screenshots.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> I sent a screenshot of PrintUI to Infoworld, and apps like
> that
> > >>>>>>> would
> > >>>>>>>> be
> > >>>>>>>>>>> nice to have in a showcase.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> One thing I've been pondering is that what the killer
> showcase
> > >>> app
> > >>>>>>>> would
> > >>>>>>>>>>> be. Even PrintUI requires a healthy wait at startup (at
> least
> > >>> at
> > >>>>>>> home
> > >>>>>>>>> over
> > >>>>>>>>>>> DSL) and the task to perform takes "a while" so most folks
> > won't
> > >>>>>>>> really
> > >>>>>>>>> try
> > >>>>>>>>>>> it to completion and get a good feel for what it can do.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Startup time is an important part of the new framework I'm
> > >>> working
> > >>>>>>> on
> > >>>>>>>> so
> > >>>>>>>>>>> that public-facing apps over slower connections startup
> > >>> reasonably
> > >>>>>>>>> quickly,
> > >>>>>>>>>>> but it I am still searching for a task that the public can
> > >>>>>>> accomplish
> > >>>>>>>>> that
> > >>>>>>>>>>> doesn't require money, logins, several steps, etc, but
> > showcases
> > >>>>>> any
> > >>>>>>>>>>> advantages of Flex.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> That said, the static screenshots and even some of these
> > dynamic
> > >>>>>>> apps
> > >>>>>>>>> are
> > >>>>>>>>>>> becoming easier to do in HTML. So really, maybe developer
> > >>>>>>>> productivity
> > >>>>>>>>> is
> > >>>>>>>>>>> our best selling point these days? Or is it the ability to
> use
> > >>>>>>>>> structured
> > >>>>>>>>>>> programming?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Alex Harui
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Apache Flex Team
> > >>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> -Original Message-
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> From: Harbs [mailto:harbs.li...@gmail.com]
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 8:24 AM
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> To: dev@flex.apache.org
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [PR] Getting people excited about Flex
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Well, you can feel free to use PrintUI.com in both
> > >>> capacities...
> > >>>>>>> ;-)
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone on the dev list who has permission to showcase apps,
> > can
> > >>>>>>> just
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> post them
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> here as a starting point for the list.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Feb 5, 2013, at 6:11 PM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I'd love to see something like this on the website. The
> only
> > >>>>>>>> problem
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> was seeding the list. Heck, I couldn't even get 6 companies
> > >>> to
> > >>>>>>>> allow
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> us to use their logos to say that they use Apache Flex to
> put
> > >>> on
> > >>>>>>> our
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> website...
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> -Nick
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Marcus Fritze
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this sounds good. I think, on the old flex.org page
> > >>> there
> > >>>>>>> was
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> also a showcase section. And everybody could see, what's
> > >>>>>> possible
> > >>>>>>>>> with
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Flex.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> And we should not forget the category desktop AIR apps. And
> > >>>>>> maybe
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> "categorize" these apps into topics (or tags - what does the
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> application).
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Marcus Fritze
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Am 05.02.2013 um 16:28 schrieb Harbs > >>>> :
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I was thinking: There's nothing quite like showing people
> > >>>>>>> quality
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> working applications to convince them that a technology is a
> > >>>>>>> viable
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> option for their own needs.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Should we have a featured page of the Flex website that has
> > >>> a
> > >>>>>>> list
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> featured applications? We could break it into categories of
> > >>> web
> > >>>>>>>> apps,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> iOS apps and Android apps. Eventually HTML apps could join
> > >>> that
> > >>>>>>>> list.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Mobile apps are probably the most important, because no one
> > >>>>>> knows
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> what technology you used to create a mobile app...
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> What do you think?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Harbs
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> --
> > >>>>>>> regards,
> > >>>>>>> Roland
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> --
> > >>>>>>> Roland Zwaga
> > >>>>>>> Senior Consultant | Stack & Heap BVBA
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> +32 (0)486 16 12 62 | rol...@stackandheap.com |
> > >>>>>>> http://www.stackandheap.com
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> http://zwaga.blogspot.com
> > >>>>>>> http://www.springactionscript.org
> > >>>>>>> http://www.as3commons.org
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> regards,
> > >>>>> Roland
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> Roland Zwaga
> > >>>>> Senior Consultant | Stack & Heap BVBA
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> +32 (0)486 16 12 62 | rol...@stackandheap.com |
> > >>>> http://www.stackandheap.com
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> http://zwaga.blogspot.com
> > >>>>> http://www.springactionscript.org
> > >>>>> http://www.as3commons.org
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Alex Harui
> > >>>> Flex SDK Team
> > >>>> Adobe Systems, Inc.
> > >>>> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> regards,
> > >>> Roland
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Roland Zwaga
> > >>> Senior Consultant | Stack & Heap BVBA
> > >>>
> > >>> +32 (0)486 16 12 62 | rol...@stackandheap.com |
> > >>> http://www.stackandheap.com
> > >>>
> > >>> http://zwaga.blogspot.com
> > >>> http://www.springactionscript.org
> > >>> http://www.as3commons.org
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> > --
> > Alex Harui
> > Flex SDK Team
> > Adobe Systems, Inc.
> > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> >
> >
>
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Edouard Bataille
Epita MTI 2008
Consultant Expert Java Flex
