Simple MVC with ActionScript 3 - An Updated Approach

March 9, 2010 :: 19 Comments

MVC Back in October of 2008, I wrote an article on implementing a simple MVC micro-architecture. Apparently it was well received, and is by far the page on my site that gets the most traffic (about 5 times the amount).

Well that was roughly 18 months ago, and since then I have started using a much more efficient, flexible, and low footprint implementation. The goals of the new framework were to build one that allowed components to be reused, created better separation of concerns, made the application structure more modular, and gave the developer the freedom to structure the app the way it worked best for that project.

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Simple MVC with ActionScript 3

October 20, 2008 :: 15 Comments

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UPDATED - I have posted a new approach to MVC which can be read here: Simple MVC with ActionScript 3 - An Updated Approach. I would still read this article first to get a good idea of this approach, but the new approach is better IMO. Read On......
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In my search for a framework to implement the MVC pattern in my AS3 projects I found many complex solutions. These solutions seem to be very robust, and are probably good to explore for very large RIA projects. In my case, working in the fast paced world of online advertising, I needed a solution that was a little more basic and flexible.

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