Skinning and Components in Flex 4's Spark Architecture
Summary:
Allowing developers and designers to work together on the same Flex project is a key theme of the open-source Flex 4 SDK. An important enabler of designer-developer workflow in Flex 4 is a new component architecture, Spark, that separates the visual elements of a Flex component from other component logic. This article describes the basic principles of the Spark architecture, and how Spark makes it easier for developers and designers to work together.
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Most recent reply: August 30, 2009 6:51 AM by
Markus
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This article describes the basic principles of the Spark architecture, and how Spark makes it easier for developers and designers to work together. http://www.artima.com/articles/flex_spark.htmlWhat do you think of Flex's new component architecture?
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This kind of separation between "looks" and "structure" (children etc.) is exactly what I have been waiting for in a UI framework for years!
I was impressed with Flex 3, but Flex 4 proves that Adobe more than any other company understand the visual element of software.
And no, I am not an Adobe employee, or paid to say this. I am merely a Java developer who is disappointed with Swing and SWT.
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Interesting article! Thank you!
The file format is called "FXG" however. :)
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