Flex to Sencha: The Opportunity http://www.sencha.com/blog/flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity Today Sencha is launching a fast-track program for Flex Developers looking to develop HTML5 applications in partnership with Sencha. Join us to learn more about building HTML5 applications. en-us ted.patrick@sencha.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T18:00:51+00:00 Comment by Gabriel I second Josh’s thoughts above. I second Josh’s thoughts above.

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:19 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:31074#date:18:19 Comment by ClipClic Just tried Edge out for a walk cycle animation http://clipclic.com/html5-animation-walk-cycle.html And did a comparison with Flash http://clipclic.com/flash-animation-walk-cycle.html Looks good to me. So, my 14 years’ Flash experience are about to go down the plug…. Edge seems good. Is Sencha REALLY any better ? Convince me ! Just tried Edge out for a walk cycle animation
http://clipclic.com/html5-animation-walk-cycle.html
And did a comparison with Flash
http://clipclic.com/flash-animation-walk-cycle.html

Looks good to me.
So, my 14 years’ Flash experience are about to go down the plug…. Edge seems good. Is Sencha REALLY any better ? Convince me !

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:56 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30808#date:18:56 Comment by Josh I attended the webinar and think that Sencha is missing the boat here.  The “match” between Ext JS/Touch and Flex is superficial.  Ext GWT is a much better match for the enterprise developer - you get Eclipse, a strongly typed, compiled, native object oriented language, integrated debugger - all the things you have with Flex.  Ext JS and Sencha Touch just lack too many features that I cannot give up. The problem is that Ext GWT lacks true mobile support.  But that’s not because it cannot be done.  There is a third party that’s actually created a GWT wrapper for Sencha Touch.  I’d love it if Sencha itself provided mobile support via their GWT offering.  Until that happens, I will probably be looking elsewhere for a Flex alternative - or just stay with Flex. I attended the webinar and think that Sencha is missing the boat here.  The “match” between Ext JS/Touch and Flex is superficial.  Ext GWT is a much better match for the enterprise developer - you get Eclipse, a strongly typed, compiled, native object oriented language, integrated debugger - all the things you have with Flex.  Ext JS and Sencha Touch just lack too many features that I cannot give up.

The problem is that Ext GWT lacks true mobile support.  But that’s not because it cannot be done.  There is a third party that’s actually created a GWT wrapper for Sencha Touch.  I’d love it if Sencha itself provided mobile support via their GWT offering.  Until that happens, I will probably be looking elsewhere for a Flex alternative - or just stay with Flex.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:50 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30736#date:13:50 Comment by Bill During the webinar, you mentioned you would answer the questions asked by the attendees and post them in an FAQ or a forum.  Where can we find those questions and answers from the webinar? During the webinar, you mentioned you would answer the questions asked by the attendees and post them in an FAQ or a forum.  Where can we find those questions and answers from the webinar?

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:38 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30725#date:23:38 Comment by ewd I signed up for the Roadshow in Dallas for tomorrow and have not received any further information regarding the show… IE time or location???? I have sent a couple of emails and left 2 voice messages…. I signed up for the Roadshow in Dallas for tomorrow and have not received any further information regarding the show… IE time or location????

I have sent a couple of emails and left 2 voice messages….

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:57 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30722#date:22:57 Comment by luismessias Hi, i would like the video record of the webinar.. will be available ?? thanks Hi, i would like the video record of the webinar.. will be available ?? thanks

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:12 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30713#date:18:12 Comment by Cardo Hi, too late… today I knew about the webinar, Will the recorded webinar be available for viewing? Thanks. Hi,
too late… today I knew about the webinar,
Will the recorded webinar be available for viewing? Thanks.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:17 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30707#date:17:17 Comment by Shinan Kassam Will the recorded webinar be available for viewing? Thanks. Will the recorded webinar be available for viewing? Thanks.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:35 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30704#date:13:35 Comment by fox >Hopefully ext-js won’t end up as slow, unpolished and feature poor as Flex. at least flex has some really enterprise ready features ... >Hopefully ext-js won’t end up as slow, unpolished and feature poor as Flex.
at least flex has some really enterprise ready features ...

]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:38 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30686#date:19:38 Comment by ST I have a great respect to Flex and always would be. but now i am learning sencha ExtJS 4. There are lot of things which are copy-paste from Flex. like renderer, labelFunction kind of thing and lot more. But i am enjoying it. Ok so Ted patrick is here in sencha now!! great I have a great respect to Flex and always would be. but now i am learning sencha ExtJS 4. There are lot of things which are copy-paste from Flex. like renderer, labelFunction kind of thing and lot more. But i am enjoying it.
Ok so Ted patrick is here in sencha now!! great

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30641#date:08:40 Comment by ???? Sencha now has a “Flex to Sencha” campaign. Smart! Wonder why not more companies have jumped on that band wagon. Sencha now has a “Flex to Sencha” campaign. Smart! Wonder why not more companies have jumped on that band wagon.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:22 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30574#date:16:22 Comment by dd Hopefully ext-js won’t end up as slow, unpolished and feature poor as Flex.  Flex has a tendency to rapidly move on to add “the next new feature” and did not polish polish polish polish its existing functionality.  Near enough was always good enough for Flex, with its core features (such as its grid functionality) being only average when compared with competing grids.  One of the reasons I’m interested in ext-js is because I had enough of Flex’s problems and obsession with adding new stuff when the old wasn’t good enough.  Whilst Ted is welcomed, hopefully we won’t see the Flex attitude of failing to be “best in class” brought to Sencha along with the Flex people. The fact that Sencha is taking such a very long time to release 4.1 is a GOOD thing, as it shows that Sencha is willing to work on polishing until it is right, even if the very long wait is somewhat frustrating. Adobe would never have polished Flex in this way, it would have directed resources to adding more stuff instead of getting existing stuff right. Hopefully ext-js won’t end up as slow, unpolished and feature poor as Flex.  Flex has a tendency to rapidly move on to add “the next new feature” and did not polish polish polish polish its existing functionality.  Near enough was always good enough for Flex, with its core features (such as its grid functionality) being only average when compared with competing grids.  One of the reasons I’m interested in ext-js is because I had enough of Flex’s problems and obsession with adding new stuff when the old wasn’t good enough.  Whilst Ted is welcomed, hopefully we won’t see the Flex attitude of failing to be “best in class” brought to Sencha along with the Flex people.

The fact that Sencha is taking such a very long time to release 4.1 is a GOOD thing, as it shows that Sencha is willing to work on polishing until it is right, even if the very long wait is somewhat frustrating. Adobe would never have polished Flex in this way, it would have directed resources to adding more stuff instead of getting existing stuff right.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:13 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30554#date:01:13 Comment by AwesomeBobX64 Cool, more support to KILL FLASH! Cool, more support to KILL FLASH!

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:56 GMT http://www.sencha.com/blog//flex-to-sencha-the-opportunity#id:30553#date:22:56