Comments on: Why I’m Not Using Adobe Flex (yet?) http://tedyoung.blogsome.com/2008/03/01/why-im-not-using-adobe-flex-yet/ It's the People and the Process: Pay attention to the People doing the as well as the Process. If the people don't work well together, no process will help. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:26:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Tech Per http://tedyoung.blogsome.com/2008/03/01/why-im-not-using-adobe-flex-yet/#comment-4 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:34:05 +0000 http://tedyoung.blogsome.com/2008/03/01/why-im-not-using-adobe-flex-yet/#comment-4 Actually, the source for the flex framework <em>is</em> available. Its "just" the flashplayer, that isn't :-) But that is also pretty darn irritating. But, .. you compare it to how you could do better in Java. Actually, you have not, until very recently, been able to look into the sources of the JVM. And the JVM is the correct part to compare to the flashplayer. I have a lot of the same thoughts as you, on the value of open source. But, it shouldn't keep you from trying flex. It really is great. Actually, the source for the flex framework is available. Its “just” the flashplayer, that isn’t :-) But that is also pretty darn irritating.

But, .. you compare it to how you could do better in Java. Actually, you have not, until very recently, been able to look into the sources of the JVM. And the JVM is the correct part to compare to the flashplayer.

I have a lot of the same thoughts as you, on the value of open source. But, it shouldn’t keep you from trying flex. It really is great.

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