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         	<h1>Using an external framework (microarchitecture) in your Flex Development		  </h1>
        	  <h3>Why use a Framework?</h3>
        	  <p>The choice to use a framework is an often highly (and hotly) debated topic. There are numerous external frameworks or 'microarchitectures' currently available that have been developed and should be considered. Since Flex itself is a framework, the term microarchitecture might help clear up some confusion to those new to the subject. Some of the benefits derived from using a microarchitecture during application development are:</p>
 				<ul>
 				  <li>Decoupling</li>
 			      <li>Abstraction </li>
 				  <li>Code reuse</li>
 				  <li>Organization</li>
 				  <li>Consistency </li>
 				  <li>Extensibility</li>
 				  <li>Standardization</li>
 				  <li>Ease of testing</li>
 				  <li>Flexibility</li>
 				  <li>Reduction of error</li>
    		  </ul>
 <h3>Popular External Framework Choices (in no particular order)</h3>
 <ul>
   <li>Cairngorm - based on Model-View-Controller pattern</li>
   <li>Mate - tag-based, event-driven (message-bus) framework with Dependency Injection </li>
   <li>Parsley - based on Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection</li>
   <li>PureMVC - based on Model-View-Controller pattern</li>
   <li>RobotLegs - based on Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection</li>
   <li>Swiz - based on Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection </li>
 </ul>
 <p>More information can be found under each framework item  listed in Tour de Flex.</p>
 <h3>Related Reading</h3>
 <p>Check out these links for more related reading on using these frameworks:</p>
 <ul>
 		<li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex_framework.html">Adobe Devnet Article on Flex Frameworks</a></li>
 		<li><a href="http://www.insideria.com/2009/10/max-2009-session-videos.html">InsideRIA Max 2009 Video on Flex Frameworks</a></li>
 		<li><a href="http://joelhooks.com/2009/07/12/inversion-of-control-and-dependency-injection-in-flex-using-the-parsley-application-framework-part-1/">Joel Hooks post IoC and Dependency Injection using Parsley</a>
 		<li><a href="http://www.insideria.com/2009/08/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying.html">InsideRIA article by Greg Owen about using Flex Frameworks </a></li>
 		<li><a href="http://www.summa-tech.com/blog/2009/02/27/the-flex-application-frameworks-smackdown-sorta/">Flex Framework Comparison by Via Bulatao</a></li>
 		<li><a href="http://coenraets.org/blog/2009/07/building-a-flex-application-with-the-parsley-framework/">Building an app with Parsley by Christophe Coenraets</a></li>
 		<li><a href="http://www.insideria.com/2008/12/frameworkquest-2008-introducti.html">InsideRIA Framework Quest</a></li>
 		<li><a href="http://www.anandvardhan.com/2008/11/13/popular-flex-frameworks/">Popular Flex Frameworks post by Anand Vardhan</a></li>
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	<h3>Why use a Framework?</h3>
	<p>The choice to use a framework is an often highly (and hotly) debated topic. There are numerous external frameworks or 'microarchitectures' currently available that have been developed and should be considered. Since Flex itself is a framework, the term microarchitecture might help clear up some confusion to those new to the subject. Some of the benefits derived from using a microarchitecture during application development are:</p>
	<ul>
	<li>Decoupling</li>
	<li>Abstraction </li>
	<li>Code reuse</li>
	<li>Organization</li>
	<li>Consistency </li>
	<li>Extensibility</li>
	<li>Standardization</li>
	<li>Ease of testing</li>
	<li>Flexibility</li>
	<li>Reduction of error</li>
	</ul>
	<h3>Popular External Framework Choices (in no particular order)</h3>
	<ul>
	<li>Cairngorm - based on Model-View-Controller pattern</li>
	<li>Mate - tag-based, event-driven (message-bus) framework with Dependency Injection </li>
	<li>Parsley - based on Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection</li>
	<li>PureMVC - based on Model-View-Controller pattern</li>
	<li>RobotLegs - based on Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection</li>
	<li>Swiz - based on Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection </li>
	</ul>
	<p>More information can be found under each framework item listed in Tour de Flex.</p>
	<h3>Related Reading</h3>
	<p>Check out these links for more related reading on using these frameworks:</p>
	<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex_framework.html">Adobe Devnet Article on Flex Frameworks</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.insideria.com/2009/10/max-2009-session-videos.html">InsideRIA Max 2009 Video on Flex Frameworks</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://joelhooks.com/2009/07/12/inversion-of-control-and-dependency-injection-in-flex-using-the-parsley-application-framework-part-1/">Joel Hooks post IoC and Dependency Injection using Parsley</a>
	<li><a href="http://www.insideria.com/2009/08/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying.html">InsideRIA article by Greg Owen about using Flex Frameworks </a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.summa-tech.com/blog/2009/02/27/the-flex-application-frameworks-smackdown-sorta/">Flex Framework Comparison by Via Bulatao</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://coenraets.org/blog/2009/07/building-a-flex-application-with-the-parsley-framework/">Building an app with Parsley by Christophe Coenraets</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.insideria.com/2008/12/frameworkquest-2008-introducti.html">InsideRIA Framework Quest</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.anandvardhan.com/2008/11/13/popular-flex-frameworks/">Popular Flex Frameworks post by Anand Vardhan</a></li>
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