Although it may be a small conceptual leap for someone who has experience with the single-core version of PureMVC to visualize how multicore works, it can be a little daunting for a novice. This post describes the design and development of a simple game concept to exemplify the utility of PureMVC multicore. This is a pure AS3 app that doesn’t use the Flex framework. You can download the source and build the app in Flex/Flash Builder (as an AS3 project) or Flash CS3/4.
The basic difference between single-core ( now known as the standard version ) and multicore is that multicore allows multiple MVC triads (multiple cores in PureMVC parlance) to be embedded inside a single application. The general recommendation is to use PureMVC multicore for all projects as it affords a lot more power in terms of developing modular applications and unit testing. However, developers who are new to PureMVC should first develop a simple single-core application first to get familiar with the framework. My previous PureMVC post describing a minimalist example will get you started with the basics. From here onwards, I’m assuming that you have a basic understanding of how the standard version of PureMVC works.
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