Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Rafael Santos
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 10:52, Piotr Kawiak wrote: > On a side note: why did you choose to implement your own MVC > framework while there is at least several of them on the web free of > charge, tested, and documented? > We have started it 3-4 years ago. There was just a few, the ones that exist

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Daniel Harfleet
e architectural framework war ;-) hth dan From: Charles Monteiro To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org Sent: Friday, 2 March 2012, 14:38 Subject: Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework There's a difference between a plugin to a framework and &qu

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Charles Monteiro
There's a difference between a plugin to a framework and "goodies" / "gem" like repository. The difference is that a "goodies" repository depends on the its "universe" typically that being a language and if done well its declared dependencies to other entities. A plugin is a direct extension to a f

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Charles Monteiro
There's a difference between a plugin to a framework and "goodies" / "gem" like repository. The difference is that a "goodies" repository depends on the its "universe" typically that being a language and if done well its declared dependencies to other entities. A plugin is a direct extension to a f

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Piotr Kawiak
> Overly complicated? Come on More simple and organized in a way that > everyone comprehends ? I don't know your framework but I have experience with several intrusive frameworks that brutally impose MVC (PureMVC, Aconcagua) and I really find them too restrictive. I don't like boilerplate code

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Tomasz Maciąg | Fuse Collective
For know we will stick to the early idea of creating a brand to it, but that will take some more time since we need to build some minimal stuff around it... just putting the code opensource without a minimal documentation, samples and instruction will lead nowhere. I also think it's not the right

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Tomasz Maciąg | Fuse Collective
W dniu 2012-03-02 09:32, James Ong pisze: True, I would find MVC is overly complicated to learn as a beginner when MVVM like KnockOut JS or WPF is more easier to manage and easy to understand. I'm not sure if anyone should develop a framework using MVVM pattern? I think that some of already exi

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Rafael Santos
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 05:32, James Ong wrote: > True, I would find MVC is overly complicated to learn as a beginner > when MVVM like KnockOut JS or WPF is more easier to manage and easy to > understand. > > I'm not sure if anyone should develop a framework using MVVM pattern? > Overly complicat

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread James Ong
True, I would find MVC is overly complicated to learn as a beginner when MVVM like KnockOut JS or WPF is more easier to manage and easy to understand. I'm not sure if anyone should develop a framework using MVVM pattern?

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-02 Thread Piotr Kawiak
Ouch. Flex is already a bit bloated. Why would we need to have it connected with some MVC framework in ANY way? I had no issues with 'integrating' Flex with PureMVC or Aconcagua (oohh I HATE that name!!!) and one custom built framework! Moreover, developing more and more with Flex I came to a concl

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Rafael Santos
Great... good discussion I don't think a mvc framework should go in the core framework of flex... It doesn't make sense I agree on that 100% The idea of extensions sound great to me, but I don't have a lot of experience with this idea on an opensource project to suggest a model that would

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Arnoud Bos
count me in! Arnoud On 01-03-2012, at 13:46, Rafael Santos wrote: > I would like to hear from everyone about this > > I have being developing a MVC Framework for Flex for the last 3-4 years > now. The framework is based on Fake Framework that is on Google Code. > > Since last year we wante

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread andrei apostolache
If you take a look on almost all MVC frameworks (pureMVC, robotlegs) are not only for Flex. These frameworks can also be used for AS3 and implemented in Flash, which is not related at all with Apache Flex. And I agree with Igor, the decision of what MVC framework to use depends on the developers in

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Igor Costa
I always believe that an MVC approach into Flex SDK will succumb the freedom of choice by many developers out there. I suggestion is to adopt a mvc aware that can be fit in any other MVC out there. The suggestion of Ruby Gems model I totally disagree, because as in Ruby Gems doesn't have access

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread João Fernandes
On 1 March 2012 17:13, andrei apostolache wrote: > And I don't see why I will need a MVC framework directly implemented in > Flex SDK, > That's not I said, it's an extension so the core would never have dependencies on extensions, otherwise they aren't extensions anymore. > Each project should

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Alex Harui
On 3/1/12 9:11 AM, "Jarosław Szczepankiewicz" wrote: > what's the purpose? sharing mailing lists? sharing repository? sharing > documentation? apart from that why framework Parsley, not Matte or > something else? How this will affect releasing new edition of flex > sdk? Will we wait with relea

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Alex Harui
On 3/1/12 8:59 AM, "João Fernandes" wrote: > I wonder if the Apache Flex couldn't be splitted in core and extensions? > > In the core we could have what we have now as the SDK + compiler, what is > required to get the job done (primary project target) and extensions could > be small projects

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread andrei apostolache
My opinion is that Apache Flex should be only what Flex was in Adobe's era. A simple SDK that contains only the necessary code to create an RIA. FlexUnit, FlexCover are already projects set on google code. BlazeDS will be somewhere in the future donated by Adobe as different project. And I don't se

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Jarosław Szczepankiewicz
what's the purpose? sharing mailing lists? sharing repository? sharing documentation? apart from that why framework Parsley, not Matte or something else? How this will affect releasing new edition of flex sdk? Will we wait with release of 4.9 sdk for bugfixing in library X? 2012/3/1 João Fernandes

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread João Fernandes
I wonder if the Apache Flex couldn't be splitted in core and extensions? In the core we could have what we have now as the SDK + compiler, what is required to get the job done (primary project target) and extensions could be small projects that could be associated as enhancements of the project, l

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Rafael Santos
> > We could do that for application frameworks that need a home and don't have > a separate community as well. The real question is who plans to work on > it. > I probably wouldn't work on the application frameworks. > > And, you can always fork off a technology later if it does get its own > com

RE: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Michael A. Labriola
>Don't think I care for any type of license really... The idea is to make it >open and get some help from those who find that interesting I would only >have to refactor >the code and make it compliant with the latest version (I >would wait for the version 4.8 or 4.9) I prefer putting it

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Rafael Santos
2012/3/1 Jarosław Szczepankiewicz > Let's write a wiki page with categories and links to the projects > hosted on githud / sourceforge etc.. This will be very usefull for > everybody looking for libraries / additions to flex. > That is a good idea I have a bunch of those... I actually got so

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Rafael Santos
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 13:07, Michael A. Labriola < labri...@digitalprimates.net> wrote: > >Mike, I agree with you that the core framework should stay simple, but > maybe we could have some complementary projects don't you think? > > Without a doubt. I have developed a few of them. I fully support

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Alex Harui
On 3/1/12 8:00 AM, "Rafael Santos" wrote: > > Mike, I agree with you that the core framework should stay simple, but > maybe we could have some complementary projects don't you think? What I think I've learned so far, is that Apache is about community as well as technology. If there is a not

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Jarosław Szczepankiewicz
Let's write a wiki page with categories and links to the projects hosted on githud / sourceforge etc.. This will be very usefull for everybody looking for libraries / additions to flex. 2012/3/1 Michael A. Labriola : >>Mike, I agree with you that the core framework should stay simple, but maybe >

RE: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Michael A. Labriola
>Mike, I agree with you that the core framework should stay simple, but maybe >we could have some complementary projects don't you think? Without a doubt. I have developed a few of them. I fully support the idea of having something like a gem repository, I just meant I didn't want to see the ma

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Rafael Santos
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 12:45, Michael A. Labriola < labri...@digitalprimates.net> wrote: > > >Should be another project. Such as Ruby is it's own language and then you > have Ruby on Rails. > > My personal opinion is that the Flex framework should stay tight and in > the realm of a component frame

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Jonathan Campos
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Charles Monteiro wrote: > yes, exactly, Do we have a "gem" repository for Flex/AS3 ? Or will there be > one for Apache Flex ? sorry for my newbiness and if slightly on a tangent. > I just wonder where community members can put their "goodies" that are > add-on exter

RE: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Michael A. Labriola
>yes, exactly, Do we have a "gem" repository for Flex/AS3 ? Or will there be >one for Apache Flex ? sorry for my newbiness and if slightly on a tangent. >I just wonder where community members can put their "goodies" that are add-on >external components to the main core Apache Flex project. No ap

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Charles Monteiro
yes, exactly, Do we have a "gem" repository for Flex/AS3 ? Or will there be one for Apache Flex ? sorry for my newbiness and if slightly on a tangent. I just wonder where community members can put their "goodies" that are add-on external components to the main core Apache Flex project. On Thu, Mar

RE: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Michael A. Labriola
>Should be another project. Such as Ruby is it's own language and then you have >Ruby on Rails. My personal opinion is that the Flex framework should stay tight and in the realm of a component framework. I actually wish some things were removed. However, if we ever find a reason that a project

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Jonathan Campos
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Charles Monteiro < char...@monteirosfusion.com> wrote: > right but it would be an important Flex community add-on i.e. in Ruby > parlance , a great "gem" to have > Should be another project. Such as Ruby is it's own language and then you have Ruby on Rails. -- Jo

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Charles Monteiro
right but it would be an important Flex community add-on i.e. in Ruby parlance , a great "gem" to have 2012/3/1 Jarosław Szczepankiewicz > I agree that this is not the right project for including architectural > frameworks (mvc / ioc / aspects). But If the components are spark > based and follow

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Jarosław Szczepankiewicz
I agree that this is not the right project for including architectural frameworks (mvc / ioc / aspects). But If the components are spark based and follows spark rules they can be evaluated for inclusion into flex sdk. 2012/3/1 Charles Monteiro : > I agree, a functional MVC framework would be very

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Charles Monteiro
I agree, a functional MVC framework would be very important to have available. On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Haykel BEN JEMIA wrote: > I don't think it should be included in the SDK as every developer has his > own preferences but it could be very interesting to the community anyway. > > Hayke

Re: [OT] Thoughts on a Apache Flex MVC Framework

2012-03-01 Thread Haykel BEN JEMIA
I don't think it should be included in the SDK as every developer has his own preferences but it could be very interesting to the community anyway. Haykel On 1 March 2012 13:46, Rafael Santos wrote: > I would like to hear from everyone about this > > I have being developing a MVC Framewo