5 Reasons Why A Flex Developer Prefers Flex

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Internet today is seeing lot of rich internet applications developed using different platforms but all platforms are not viewed equal by developers because different RIA development platforms have different features and benefits. Flex is one of the most widely used RIA development platforms. To know the reason why, it would be best to ask a Flex developer who works on the platform day and night and knows all about it in and out.

Here are 5 reasons or benefits of using Flex straight from the Flex developer's desk:

1) Easy to Grasp, Practice and Use : Web application development is a huge field and involves lot of languages, frameworks and tools. While this may sound good most of time they are very difficult to grasp. However Flex for a Flex developer is very easy to grasp, learn and apply. It is much easier for those who have programming roots in Java. Flex builder 3 is very much similar to Eclipse and includes features like integrated debugger, design editor and build tools which are highly useful to a Flex developer.

2) Business level framework and language : Flex developer finds Flex to be a programming ...
... language which is typed objected-oriented. All the good features of JAVA which make it a suitable platform for developing entrepreneurial applications are present in Flex. It is also supported by high level frameworks at the architecture level. Some well known flex frameworks are Cairngorm and Mate that help achieve MVC (Model-View-Control) pattern of design for Flex.

3) Cross Browser Compatibility : One of the biggest benefits of using Flex for web application development is it is cross browser compatible. Two commonly used web browsers across the world are Firefox and Internet Explorer and both work differently. Most of the times it is observed that a site loads much easily on Firefox then on internet explorer for the reason that internet explorer fails to support latest technologies used for web development. However Flex runtimes are present on almost all the browsers and so Flex based applications developed by a Flex developer are cross browser compatible.

4) Quick Development and Smooth Integration : Flex has many built in features which make it really easy for the Flex developer to create web applications that would stand out of the crowd even in stiff competition. A project with estimated completion time of 6 months in Java can be completed in approximately 4 months using Flex. Components like BlazeDS, WebService, HTTPService, RemoteObject and plus optional Data Service make it smooth to integrate Flex into other frameworks.

5) Richest Visual Effect : Visual clarity offered by Flex is comparable to none and in many cases is similar to that seen in high density televisions. If you have experience using adobe Flash application then you would surely love what adobe flex has to offer.

All these benefits that Flex has to offer a Flex developer are difficult to be found in any other development platform. It can be also said that Flex is beneficial to all including the developer, clients and end users. It is easy to use for the client, cost effective for the clients and user friendly for the end user.

iFlexweb is dedicated to using Flex for rich internet application development. A Flex developer at the company is sure to have hands on experience with the platform.