Getting started with Flex wiki page for Flex Newbies (was: [RT] My Flex journey)

[Sebastian Mohr <ma...@gmail.com>]

Looks like there should be a wiki page for these questions ;) Is somebody
going set this up? Either we should use the existing "Getting started" wiki
page [1] or we should open up a new page for this. Thoughts?

- Sebastian

[1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Getting+Started



On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Kiel <ki...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Martin & Alain,
>
> Information is Awesomeness XD.
>
> Now I need to look for the tools...
>    `Tools` to be used are of User preference. Use tools where one is most
> comfortable with.
>
> [Current Status]
>    + Java knowledge
>    + ActionScript 3 knowledge
>    - Tools ( Undecided )
>
> Question:
> 1. What is Preferred tool (IDE) `for Flex` development?
>    1.1 Does the Apache Flex community have a preferred tool?
>    1.2 I'm a stingy person what are my alternatives?
>
> 2. Where to get the tools?
>
> Thanks to both. Learned a lot today.
>
> --
> Kiel
>
>
> On 3/30/2012 4:40 PM, Martin Heidegger wrote:
>
>> I assume you mean with "for Flex" that you want to improve the SDK:
>>
>> If you want to participate in helping with the Flex SDK then you should
>> be aware that the different systems are written in different languages.
>> Basic tools are a Text Editor and a Version Control system such as SVN or
>> Git and a web browser :-). If you are working with code it makes your life
>> easier if you use a IDE/Texteditor with support for the particular language.
>>
>>  The compiler (that makes .swf/.swc files out of  AS3/MXML/CSS) is
>> written in Java and you need a Java Development Kit (JDK) for it. If you
>> want to improve it you need to know Java.
>>
>>  The libraries (that allow to show buttons and alike) are written in
>> ActionScript 3. You need the SDK's compiler to compile those classes. There
>> are various SDK's for ActionScript.
>>
>>  The documentation (that shows up in the generated docs) is written using
>> asdoc annotation (another java tool from the SDK) in ActionScript files and
>> those are mixed with XML files.
>>
>> Flex further uses build scripts (code that generates various parts of the
>> SDK). They are written in ANT (a java based tool, not part of the SDK).
>>
>> IDE's for Java
>>  Eclipse
>>  IntelliJ IDEA
>>  NetBeans
>>  ...
>>
>> IDE's for AS3
>>  FlashDevelop
>>  FlashBuilder (based on Eclipse)
>>  FDT (based on Eclipse)
>>  IntelliJ IDEA
>>  Rase (based on a IntelliJ tool)
>>
>> TextEditors with AS3 support
>>  Sublime
>>  Emacs
>>  ...
>
>

Re: Getting started with Flex wiki page for Flex Newbies (was: [RT] My Flex journey)

[JP Bader <jp...@zavteq.com>]

I would like to see a page setup that shows, step by step, (and I'd be
happy to create it) that shows how to create Flex Unit tests for parts
of the framework so we can start having test coverage, i.e. "This is
the Apache Flex standard procedure for setting up Hamcrest FlexUnit
tests, blah blah blah".  Or have Labriola point his FlexUnit pages
over to us so it sits all under one roof?  Or, come to think of it,
have a link to FlexUnit's site, but still with guidelines for creating
framework unit tests...?

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Omar Gonzalez
<om...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:03 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacretaz@apache.org
>> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Sebastian Mohr <ma...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Looks like there should be a wiki page for these questions ;) Is somebody
>> > going set this up? Either we should use the existing "Getting started"
>> wiki
>> > page [1] or we should open up a new page for this. Thoughts?
>>
>> A new FAQ page under http://incubator.apache.org/flex/ would be good IMO.
>>
>> -Bertrand
>>
>
> I agree, the Getting Started we have now I think should stay focused on
> getting started with contributing to Apache Flex, not so much getting
> started with using the SDK. Maybe a new page called Coding Flex or Get
> Started Coding Flex, something along those lines.
>
> -omar



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Re: Getting started with Flex wiki page for Flex Newbies (was: [RT] My Flex journey)

[Omar Gonzalez <om...@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:03 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacretaz@apache.org
> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Sebastian Mohr <ma...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Looks like there should be a wiki page for these questions ;) Is somebody
> > going set this up? Either we should use the existing "Getting started"
> wiki
> > page [1] or we should open up a new page for this. Thoughts?
>
> A new FAQ page under http://incubator.apache.org/flex/ would be good IMO.
>
> -Bertrand
>

I agree, the Getting Started we have now I think should stay focused on
getting started with contributing to Apache Flex, not so much getting
started with using the SDK. Maybe a new page called Coding Flex or Get
Started Coding Flex, something along those lines.

-omar

Re: Getting started with Flex wiki page for Flex Newbies (was: [RT] My Flex journey)

[Bertrand Delacretaz <bd...@apache.org>]

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Sebastian Mohr <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like there should be a wiki page for these questions ;) Is somebody
> going set this up? Either we should use the existing "Getting started" wiki
> page [1] or we should open up a new page for this. Thoughts?

A new FAQ page under http://incubator.apache.org/flex/ would be good IMO.

-Bertrand