More details on The Tangent
And some more details:
I started developing The Tangent because I find that the existing methods of getting data into Flash are overly complicated. We need something really simple to encourage developers to build mashups and experiment without being discouraged with loads of plumbing and scared away with reams of code. I've went into more detail on this on Yapmo so I won't repeat that here. Needless to say, it's time for a new way of doing things.
My key design consideration with The Tangent is to make it as easy as possible to use. You won't have to hunt down huge code libraries. In fact, I want developers to be able to get up and running in creating data-driven Flash apps without any hassle whatsoever. Creating a data-driven Flash application is not rocket science. At its core, you're basically moving data around between tiers. Yes, you're creating the role of a glorified delivery man. Automating copy and paste, if you will (yes, there's a lot more involved when it comes to scalability, security, etc. but this isn't meant for enterprise stuff.)
But how much easier can it get? Quite a bit! All we have to do is think differently. Think Flash, not Java!..
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Brent Bonet
What time did you say it would be ready? ;-p
Cheers,
March 23rd, 2007 at 1:15 pmBrent
aral
Well, come rain or shine, it’s going to be released before the LFPUG meeting in London next week as I’m going to demonstrate it there!
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:11 pmTangent
Wow, first time to see my name on a famous Flasher’s blog, oops, never mind, that’s not really the Tangent me.
March 23rd, 2007 at 3:33 pmaral
LOL, hello Tangent
March 23rd, 2007 at 3:38 pmThom Shannon
I just want to know one thing… will it work in flash 5?
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:12 pmaral
Hey Thom,
Unfortunately, it’s Flash 6-8. Haven’t looked at implementing Flash 9 support for it yet — that will come later
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:16 pmpaddy
s _ _ f _ r _ _ _ .org??? vowel please Carol Vorderman p;)
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:57 pmaral
Oh, Paddy, call me Carol again!
How can I refuse when asked so nicely:
s _ _ f _ r _ a _ . org
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:21 pmErki Esken
grep -E “^s..f.r.a.$” /usr/share/dict/words
No results. Seems it’s not in dictionary.
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:23 pmaral
Hey Erki, you get a gold star — love it!
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:36 pm