StartupManager Utility or BulkLoader?

[Sammi]

Hi,

I have an application that requires quite a bit of loading at startup.  I have already completed the task by using an InitialAssetsProxy that uses BulkLoader (google) for loading the many different assets.  When the proxy has loaded all the assets an InitialAssetsLoadedCommand is run. That command creates proxies that will manage the loaded assets, and sets their data property with values from BulkLoader.

Is this better or worse than using the StartupManager Utility?  Am I missing something that makes the StartupManager more powerful?

I have used the StartupManager for this before and it works great but I feel like it requires a lot more code.

Best,
Sammi

[puremvc]

Can you provide the URL for the BulkLoader utility?

-=Cliff>

[Sammi]

Sorry,

I may have implied that there is a utility for PureMVC called BulkLoader - but that is not the case.

"BulkLoader is a minimal library written in Actionscript 3 (AS3) that aims to make loading and managing complex loading requirements easier and faster."

http://code.google.com/p/bulk-loader/

Best,
Sammi

[puremvc]

Thanks for this info. Its difficult to say whether one is better than the other. For some jobs, people have reported attaining the required joy, but for some it may seem overkill.

If you have had success with proxying BulkLoader for that purpose, then bravo. If you have time to share a  demo, tutorial or just a nice blog or thread post with your findings it'd be valuable. Especially since you have experience with StartupManager.

-=Cliff>

[philipSe]

I just want to comment that I am working on a demo offering that loads assets and uses the StartupManager.  I'm calling it StartupForAssets.
----Philip

[Sammi]

That sounds good Philip and I am looking forward to learn from your experience.

I am planing to write a few words also on how I like to use BulkLoader for this.

Best,
Sammi