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Ok...LCDS Really Does Rock!
I’ve known about the sweetness of Flex Data Services LiveCycle Data Services since it was initially released but I finally installed it and played with the samples…YUMMY! :-) It truly is amazing to see my updates in Firefox update in IE the second (literally) I tab out of the datagrid.
Installation was a breeze, and what you expect. I’ve had some problems with WebORB lately (getting it setup) and have voiced the “non-plug-n-play’ability” of it on the mailing list. Mind you, I’m not knocking WO. It is an amazing product but in terms of install, setup, and running an app…I simply have not had a great experience installing it and running WO generated code. Anyways, this isn’t a post comparing WO and LCDS. :-)
To get back on track, install was merely running an installer and following the instructions it gave. The instructions were (in my words): go to the command prompt and start the jrun service. That’s it. LCDS was installed and working perfectly fine. I ran a sample and it simply worked. That’s what people need when they’re exploring new technology, IMO. 1) Ease of install. 2) Uptake speed (time it takes to start toying around). (just to name a couple)
If you haven’t tried it, you should. Don’t have Flex Builder? Who cares. Just install LCDS and run the samples! Also note, LCDS has an Express version which is free. Download it here and let me know what you think. Oh, don’t forget…this can all be built with Javascript too. :-D (see feature list here)
(Ajax Data Services) With this library, developers can integrate application clients built using Ajax technologies with the same back-end data services used by Flex application clients, including remoting, messaging, and data management.
Also, look into WebORB. It really is a great product and I’m not trying to knock it. We’re probably going to use it for one of our internal products. The dev’ team is really helpful as well (join their mailing list) and you’ll see what I mean. :-)
Posted by John C. Bland II on June 30, 2007 10:35 AM | Permalink
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