Apache Flex - Enterprise ready GUI framework
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The document overview describes the development and features of the Apache Flex framework, which is an open-source GUI framework enabling complex interactivity and rich application interfaces. It highlights the framework's history, various runtimes, supported languages, and important features, along with connectivity options and the growing developer community. Despite some limitations, such as printing issues and mobile performance concerns, Flex remains actively developed and supported by a vibrant ecosystem.
Apache Flex - Enterprise ready GUI framework
- 1. Enterprise ready GUI framework Tomislav Pokrajčić Binaria d.o.o.
- 2. Intro Binaria d.o.o. Building for business, marketing, entertainment and industry since 2007 Flash/AIR/Flex, Java, PHP, HTML5 Zagreb Flex User Group (www.zgflex.org) 2008 FlasHR (www.flashr.org) 2011
- 3. What is Flex? Open source GUI framework Easy to build new components & complex interactivity Fancy performance Superpowers show up on projects that require GUI beyond standard components
- 4. Brief history 2004 - Macromedia Flex Server 1.0 i 1.5 2006 - Adobe Flex 2 2007 - Adobe Flex 3 (MPL) 2009 - Adobe Flex 3.5 2010 - Adobe Flex 4 2011 - Adobe Flex 4.5 2011 - Adobe Flex 4.6 2012 - Apache Flex 4.8 (4.6 parity release)
- 5. Runtimes Flash Player browser plugin (desktop, mobile) AIR desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux) AIR mobile (iOS, Android, Blackberry tablet OS, TV)
- 8. Languages FXG
- 10. Mobile components Out of the box Easy and powerful skinning
- 11. Examples
- 12. Examples
- 13. Examples
- 14. Examples
- 15. Framework features Mature and well documented i18n and L10n support Dev process shielded from 99% of the browser issues
- 16. Development Strong typing Namespaces support Compile time testing Easy refactoring Code obfuscation Unit testable (FlexUnit)
- 17. Framework features Powerful internal component lifecycle Invalidation Events Easy drag n’ drop support Easy data binding Validators, formatters, transitions, effects
- 18. Connectivity AMF remoting, WebServices, JSON, ... Java ORB: BlazeDS, GraniteDS, ... AS3 Object <-> Java object RPC HTTP, polling, long polling, streaming
- 19. Flex Ecosystem 350.000 <= Flex developers <= 500.000 Many good IoC / MVC frameworks (Swiz,Parsley,Mate,RobotLegs,...) Lots of other open source code (maps, graphics, charts, …) Many commercial components Active community
- 20. Cons Printing issues from browser Doesn’t work on mobile browsers Flex mobile apps performance not blazing fast as native “Well, hello, it’s Flash!”
- 21. Current state Fresh blood / more developers on project Full open source life Framework detached from corporate strategy Tools in bloom from other vendors (Jetbrains, FDT...) Awaiting new compilers (Falcon, FalconJS)
- 22. More http://incubator.apache.org/flex flex-dev-subscribe@incubator.apache.org www.zgflex.org www.flashr.org tomislav.pokrajcic@binaria.hr