Entries Tagged as 'Cairngorm'

'Hello World' using Cairngorm Extensions

Here is a simple "Hello World" type of application using Cairngorm Extensions from Universal Mind.

This application demonstrates the following two features of the Cairngorm Extensions:

  • Aggregation of event-business logic within a single Command class
  • Support for optional view notifications

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Cairngorm extensions from Universal Mind

I just saw that Universal Mind Cairngorm extensions for Flex are now set up on RIAForge (thanks Andrew).

We have been using the UM Cairngorm Extensions at Straker Interactive (where I work) for ZoomFlex since about six months.

One of the features that I really like about the UM extensions is the ability to combine together event-business logic. Given that any real-life application (like ZoomFlex) has quite a few commands, having a separate Command class for each command can become quite overwhelming. The ability to aggregate command logic into context-specific command classes is very useful.

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Simple Flex RSS Reader using Cairngorm

I recently wrote a sample Flex application -- a simple Flex RSS Reader -- using Cairngorm. I find that learning Cairngorm is made easier by looking at simple applications like this one. And the one I wrote earlier -- a simple contact manager. When one looks at how Cairngorm is implemented across multiple applications, one starts seeing common patterns. And that is exactly the point of a framework like Cairngorm. Learning the framework is made easier by the fact that there is a certain repeatability and consistency in the way a Cairngorm application is structured.

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