Comments for Ionut Grosu http://www.flexwizz.com Planning Web 3.0 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Magic lines of code (Trick-Shot #1) by sunson http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/23/magic-lines-of-code/#comment-90 sunson Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:41:15 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/23/magic-lines-of-code/#comment-90 thanks... thanks…

]]> Comment on Flash Player to Air communication by eric http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/06/20/flash-player-to-air-communication/#comment-84 eric Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:05:47 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/06/20/flash-player-to-air-communication/#comment-84 very clean example... Thanks. very clean example…
Thanks.

]]> Comment on Ascii Video Playback! by admin http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-83 admin Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:58:05 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-83 The link was broken, sorry for that. Now it's fixed. The link was broken, sorry for that. Now it’s fixed.

]]> Comment on Ascii Video Playback! by Canon http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-82 Canon Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:52:35 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-82 thanks for adding the view source option, but it doesn't take me to the source. Will you put a link to the source? Thanks, George thanks for adding the view source option, but it doesn’t take me to the source. Will you put a link to the source?

Thanks,
George

]]> Comment on Window Manager in AIR by eric http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-70 eric Thu, 22 May 2008 23:56:20 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-70 Very useful. Thanks. Very useful.
Thanks.

]]> Comment on Styles + (Graphical Skins vs Programmatic Skins) by Anderson http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/24/styles-graphical-skins-vs-programmatic-skins/#comment-68 Anderson Fri, 16 May 2008 06:11:57 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/24/styles-graphical-skins-vs-programmatic-skins/#comment-68 Cool. And how can I write on a database if one user choose one CSS for exemple? And then when he come back load the CSS? Thanks Cool.
And how can I write on a database if one user choose one CSS for exemple? And then when he come back load the CSS?

Thanks

]]> Comment on Window Manager in AIR by OpenRIA » Blog Archive » AIR中的窗口管理器 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-67 OpenRIA » Blog Archive » AIR中的窗口管理器 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:10:35 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-67 [...] AIR中没有对窗口进行良好管理的类，该作者写了一个windowManager来管理打开的窗口(mx.core.Window)： Window Manager in AIR [...] […] AIR中没有对窗口进行良好管理的类，该作者写了一个windowManager来管理打开的窗口(mx.core.Window)： Window Manager in AIR […]

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by Radu http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-66 Radu Mon, 12 May 2008 20:51:49 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-66 Applying patterns is less fun in deed but it also gets you quicker through a dull project. You have the requirements you know how to solve the problems so you can finish it and spend more time on R&D and challenge yourself with something a lot more interesting or get out and have a beer with friends. :) Applying patterns is less fun in deed but it also gets you quicker through a dull project. You have the requirements you know how to solve the problems so you can finish it and spend more time on R&D and challenge yourself with something a lot more interesting or get out and have a beer with friends. :)

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by cosmin http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-63 cosmin Fri, 02 May 2008 10:50:01 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-63 Well the raw MVC is a long and old story. Nowadays it's more a way of thinking about separation of concerns than a good hands on approach. But if you liked Cairngorm then you'll love PureMVC. I bet you'll feel that it does right some of the things you felt Cairngorm did wrong. You really don't want to do big service based team apps without using some kind of MVC. It might not be "correct coding attitude" but it's a perfectly good code architecting foundation. Well the raw MVC is a long and old story. Nowadays it’s more a way of thinking about separation of concerns than a good hands on approach. But if you liked Cairngorm then you’ll love PureMVC. I bet you’ll feel that it does right some of the things you felt Cairngorm did wrong.
You really don’t want to do big service based team apps without using some kind of MVC. It might not be “correct coding attitude” but it’s a perfectly good code architecting foundation.

]]> Comment on Ascii Video Playback! by admin http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-60 admin Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:22:27 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-60 Jan, sorry for the delay. I've had a extremely busy schedule lately. I've added the source for the example. John Jan, sorry for the delay. I’ve had a extremely busy schedule lately.
I’ve added the source for the example.

John

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by Jason http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-58 Jason Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:06:21 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-58 Another ASP.NET example we just finished in MVP. This website has: - 11 web pages. To be conservative I’ll count user controls as pages as well (most plug into a wizard page) so that bumps the count up to 21 actual web pages. - 8 solutions - 50 projects/layers - 852 supporting *.cs files (interfaces, views, business objects, DOA objects) not counting the designer.cs or aspx.cs code-behind files - 56 Nhibernate mapping files So that's roughly 40 supporting *.cs files per web page for a fairly simple website. Frankly that's just dumb. And whenever requirements change (let's face it, they do) the architect/lead developer spends such a long time trying to work out whether the existing bloat can accomodate the marginal changes without breaking too many things. There are alternative design patterns to MVP that are faster to write, more flexible to change, more maintainable, more readable/comprehensible, and which abstract code and seperate concerns to a reasonable level. I really hope the old school Java programmers stuck thinking in this pattern retire and stop propagating this stupid architectural pattern. Another ASP.NET example we just finished in MVP. This website has:

- 11 web pages. To be conservative I’ll count user controls as pages as well (most plug into a wizard page) so that bumps the count up to 21 actual web pages.
- 8 solutions
- 50 projects/layers
- 852 supporting *.cs files (interfaces, views, business objects, DOA objects) not counting the designer.cs or aspx.cs code-behind files
- 56 Nhibernate mapping files

So that’s roughly 40 supporting *.cs files per web page for a fairly simple website. Frankly that’s just dumb. And whenever requirements change (let’s face it, they do) the architect/lead developer spends such a long time trying to work out whether the existing bloat can accomodate the marginal changes without breaking too many things.

There are alternative design patterns to MVP that are faster to write, more flexible to change, more maintainable, more readable/comprehensible, and which abstract code and seperate concerns to a reasonable level.

I really hope the old school Java programmers stuck thinking in this pattern retire and stop propagating this stupid architectural pattern.

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by Jason http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-53 Jason Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:28:43 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-53 Although not MVC, at my work we build versions of an application using ASP.NET following an MVP pattern. I can't stand it! Relatively simple tasks become monstrously convoluted. I remember one of my first tasks here was to show a table on 7 forms. I did it in codebehind first - it took 25 lines of code in each of the 7 files - simple, readable, easy for anyone else to understand, and best of all kept in the page (I know that's just blaspheme for some!). Then I rewrote it in the MVP pattern that we use here. Gawd, 5 days later it was finished, 25 new files were created (interfaces, presenters, views, nhibernate mapping files etc.) and 10 existing files had to be edited. So now, we had the same functionality as before, yet the code is strewn throughout 6 projects and 35 files, it's hard to navigate between them all (ie. much more unreadable), the solution is much more complex than it needs to be - and for very little gain. There are much simpler, manageable ways to seperate code than MVP. I can't stand it.... Although not MVC, at my work we build versions of an application using ASP.NET following an MVP pattern. I can’t stand it! Relatively simple tasks become monstrously convoluted. I remember one of my first tasks here was to show a table on 7 forms. I did it in codebehind first - it took 25 lines of code in each of the 7 files - simple, readable, easy for anyone else to understand, and best of all kept in the page (I know that’s just blaspheme for some!). Then I rewrote it in the MVP pattern that we use here. Gawd, 5 days later it was finished, 25 new files were created (interfaces, presenters, views, nhibernate mapping files etc.) and 10 existing files had to be edited. So now, we had the same functionality as before, yet the code is strewn throughout 6 projects and 35 files, it’s hard to navigate between them all (ie. much more unreadable), the solution is much more complex than it needs to be - and for very little gain. There are much simpler, manageable ways to seperate code than MVP. I can’t stand it….

]]> Comment on Ascii Video Playback! by Jan Viehweger http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-41 Jan Viehweger Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:43:50 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-41 ahh cool - i'll be waiting for that thanx again! ahh cool - i’ll be waiting for that
thanx again!

]]> Comment on Ascii Video Playback! by admin http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-31 admin Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:59:03 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-31 Ok Jan, It's nice to see that somebody can find a use for this. I'll will update this post or write a new one soon and let you know. Cheers. Ok Jan, It’s nice to see that somebody can find a use for this. I’ll will update this post or write a new one soon and let you know.
Cheers.

]]> Comment on Window Manager in AIR by admin http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-30 admin Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:16:11 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-30 "does it worry you that there might be a duplication of effort in different implementations?" No, not at all. The thing is that I created this to suit my needs and will continue to update it as soon as my needs expand or somebody who uses it needs something added/fixed and I find it right to do so. Haven't got the chance but I will check out what else is there and most importantly to see if the results are similar. Who knows, maybe they can go together or even joined... I'm always opened for suggestions. “does it worry you that there might be a duplication of effort in different implementations?”

No, not at all. The thing is that I created this to suit my needs and will continue to update it as soon as my needs expand or somebody who uses it needs something added/fixed and I find it right to do so. Haven’t got the chance but I will check out what else is there and most importantly to see if the results are similar. Who knows, maybe they can go together or even joined… I’m always opened for suggestions.

]]> Comment on Window Manager in AIR by barry.b http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-28 barry.b Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:00:09 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-28 "I was actually surprised that something like this hasn't come in the sdk with AIR 1.0 release." yeah, me too. the official word I got was that the AIR framework would provide enough low level stuff for the community to then take and run with (which you have - many thanks for the hard work) the interesting thing is that window managers have been provided by Windows all the way back (as far a I can remember) VisualBasic3.0. does it worry you that there might be a duplication of effort in different implementations? I mean, for the rest of us we just need a window manager that is predictable to implement and simply works. “I was actually surprised that something like this hasn’t come in the sdk with AIR 1.0 release.”

yeah, me too. the official word I got was that the AIR framework would provide enough low level stuff for the community to then take and run with (which you have - many thanks for the hard work)

the interesting thing is that window managers have been provided by Windows all the way back (as far a I can remember) VisualBasic3.0.

does it worry you that there might be a duplication of effort in different implementations? I mean, for the rest of us we just need a window manager that is predictable to implement and simply works.

]]> Comment on Window Manager in AIR by Jan Viehweger http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-27 Jan Viehweger Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:12:31 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/06/window-manager-in-air/#comment-27 cool! will try that out. btw - there has been another try to realize a window manager: http://blog.everythingflex.com/2008/02/26/everythingflexair1swc-introduces-superwindow/ cool!
will try that out.
btw - there has been another try to realize a window manager: http://blog.everythingflex.com/2008/02/26/everythingflexair1swc-introduces-superwindow/

]]> Comment on Ascii Video Playback! by Jan Viehweger http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-26 Jan Viehweger Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:59:29 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-26 this is cool man! i've been looking for something like that. the fact, that the text is real (selectable) text makes the whole thing even more cooler! would be nice if you share the source code - i'd like to play arround with it .... getting lot of ideas when i see this! keep on with you new blog! best regards jan v. halle (s.) germany this is cool man!

i’ve been looking for something like that. the fact, that the text is real (selectable) text makes the whole thing even more cooler! would be nice if you share the source code - i’d like to play arround with it …. getting lot of ideas when i see this!

keep on with you new blog!

best regards

jan v.
halle (s.)
germany

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by admin http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-22 admin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:33:00 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-22 Yes, this is actually "2. Interface Flexibility" mentioned above, which can be achieved in various ways. But, doesn't this make all your projects that use that clock, MVC-dependent/oriented ? What if you would like to use that clock in a 100% non-MVC project ? Is the result of this really a clock "widget" ? In any case, MVC is indeed a solid ground, but for me it takes away the fun and I'm fun-dependent.: ) Yes, this is actually “2. Interface Flexibility” mentioned above, which can be achieved in various ways. But, doesn’t this make all your projects that use that clock, MVC-dependent/oriented ? What if you would like to use that clock in a 100% non-MVC project ? Is the result of this really a clock “widget” ?
In any case, MVC is indeed a solid ground, but for me it takes away the fun and I’m fun-dependent.: )

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by Dave Cox http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-21 Dave Cox Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:01:48 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-21 OK, what about a clock widget? The Model emits the time and the Controller accepts a mouse click event that scrolls between a number of views, say digital and analogue. You could then reskin the clock any way you wished using only the hour, minute and second variables as inputs. Although it takes three classes instead of one to generate, if you needed to change the input time in the Model, to add to or enhance the user interaction, or to change the view, it becomes much simpler when it's neatly separated. Scalability: In another project, you could easily add some more buttons and change the Model to emit relative time (eg: to create a stopwatch). Or in another, you could create three world clock times in your View that are in sync simply by adding two simple lines of code. To each his own, I guess. I think using MVC becomes self-fulfilling after a while. After a year of using it solidly in almost every major project, I've found it harder to go back to prototyping in the Flash IDE the way I used to. OK, what about a clock widget? The Model emits the time and the Controller accepts a mouse click event that scrolls between a number of views, say digital and analogue. You could then reskin the clock any way you wished using only the hour, minute and second variables as inputs. Although it takes three classes instead of one to generate, if you needed to change the input time in the Model, to add to or enhance the user interaction, or to change the view, it becomes much simpler when it’s neatly separated.

Scalability: In another project, you could easily add some more buttons and change the Model to emit relative time (eg: to create a stopwatch). Or in another, you could create three world clock times in your View that are in sync simply by adding two simple lines of code.

To each his own, I guess. I think using MVC becomes self-fulfilling after a while. After a year of using it solidly in almost every major project, I’ve found it harder to go back to prototyping in the Flash IDE the way I used to.

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by admin http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-19 admin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:54:37 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-19 Indeed, I'm aware that MVC helps you in team work and you are most right. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't advise anybody to re-invent the wheel here. And I'm aiming for MVC pattern only, not design patterns in general. @Dave MVC gives you a base structure for those component and I don't see how this makes your components more flexible. All in one, I'm not saying to re-think the hole world here but when designing your application, MVC ain't the only option and certainly it's not <em>always</em> the best one. Indeed, I’m aware that MVC helps you in team work and you are most right.
Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t advise anybody to re-invent the wheel here. And I’m aiming for MVC pattern only, not design patterns in general. @Dave MVC gives you a base structure for those component and I don’t see how this makes your components more flexible. All in one, I’m not saying to re-think the hole world here but when designing your application, MVC ain’t the only option and certainly it’s not always the best one.

]]> Comment on Magic lines of code (Trick-Shot #1) by AJ http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/23/magic-lines-of-code/#comment-18 AJ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:54:52 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/23/magic-lines-of-code/#comment-18 Nice trick! Nice trick!

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by Dave Cox http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-17 Dave Cox Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:46:50 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-17 Even forgetting the massive team coding advantages already mentioned, is it smart to have to think through the same problems over and over? Most coders I've ever known have all collated a library of widgets, players, UI components, preloaders and other bits and pieces even before MVC was used in ActionScript. Using design patterns like MVC simply makes these components more flexible. Even forgetting the massive team coding advantages already mentioned, is it smart to have to think through the same problems over and over? Most coders I’ve ever known have all collated a library of widgets, players, UI components, preloaders and other bits and pieces even before MVC was used in ActionScript. Using design patterns like MVC simply makes these components more flexible.

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by Robin Wong http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-16 Robin Wong Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:36:16 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-16 It's definitely the case that MVC frameworks can take some of the thinking out of architecture, but this then allows you to work more efficiently in a team coding environment (because you all know the pattern), and also to spend more time on making it work and look beautiful and more usable, which can only be a good thing. For more junior coders, it's a great introduction into how you can structure robust and scaleable code, even if it is slightly bloated. It's all in how you interpret the framework really. It’s definitely the case that MVC frameworks can take some of the thinking out of architecture, but this then allows you to work more efficiently in a team coding environment (because you all know the pattern), and also to spend more time on making it work and look beautiful and more usable, which can only be a good thing.

For more junior coders, it’s a great introduction into how you can structure robust and scaleable code, even if it is slightly bloated.

It’s all in how you interpret the framework really.

]]> Comment on Why I hate MVC… by Dale Fraser http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-14 Dale Fraser Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:19:27 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/04/01/why-i-hate-mvc/#comment-14 Im not a big fan of the number of files and amount of code necessary to use such a framework. The way we tend to do things is prety simple. Lets say you have Product mainteance. 1. MXML file with the UI product.mxml 1. AS file with the base code product.as 1. CFM file with the Database interactions product.cfm It's prety simple. Both the AS and CFM extend base classes which provide core functionality. Cairngorm is often a good example of making simple things complex for no other reason than best practice. Take this for example. http://www.asfusion.com/assets/content/exampleFiles/flex/helloworld_cairngorm/srcview/index.html Im not a big fan of the number of files and amount of code necessary to use such a framework.

The way we tend to do things is prety simple. Lets say you have Product mainteance.

1. MXML file with the UI product.mxml
1. AS file with the base code product.as
1. CFM file with the Database interactions product.cfm

It’s prety simple. Both the AS and CFM extend base classes which provide core functionality.

Cairngorm is often a good example of making simple things complex for no other reason than best practice. Take this for example.
http://www.asfusion.com/assets/content/exampleFiles/flex/helloworld_cairngorm/srcview/index.html

]]> Comment on Adobe Photoshop Express Beta by Adrian Aioanei http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/28/adobe-photoshop-express-beta/#comment-11 Adrian Aioanei Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:46:06 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/28/adobe-photoshop-express-beta/#comment-11 They say that an AIR version for Adobe Photoshop Express will be available in the near future. Now that will be a cool thing. Adrian. They say that an AIR version for Adobe Photoshop Express will be available in the near future. Now that will be a cool thing.

Adrian.

]]> Comment on Ascii Video Playback! by keith http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-5 keith Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:27:26 +0000 http://www.flexwizz.com/2008/03/19/ascii-rulezz/#comment-5 very nice demo. very nice demo.

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