Timed Event loops - AS3 vs Cinder

CinderTimerEventLoop.cpp

#include "cinder/app/AppBasic.h"
#include "cinder/gl/gl.h"
#include "cinder/Timeline.h"
#include "cinder/Rand.h"

using namespace ci;
using namespace ci::app;
using namespace std;

class CinderEventLoopApp : public AppBasic {
  public:
	void setup();
 	void mouseDown( MouseEvent event );	
   	void update();
    	void draw();
	
	void timerCalled();
	CueRef		mCue;
	bool		mGoing;
	Anim<Vec2f>	mNewPos;
};

void CinderEventLoopApp::setup()
{
	mGoing = true;
	
	//osx
	mCue = timeline().add( bind( &CinderEventLoopApp::timerCalled, this), timeline().getCurrentTime() + 1 );
	//windows
	/*std::function<void()> a = std::bind(&CinderEventLoopApp::timerCalled, this);
	mCue = timeline().add(a, timeline().getCurrentTime() + 1);*/
	
	mCue->setDuration( 1 );
	mCue->setAutoRemove( false );
	mCue->setLoop();
}

void CinderEventLoopApp::timerCalled()
{
	Vec2f randomPos( randFloat() * getWindowWidth(), randFloat() * getWindowHeight() );
	timeline().apply( &mNewPos, randomPos, 1, EaseInOutQuad() );
}

void CinderEventLoopApp::mouseDown( MouseEvent event )
{
	mGoing = !mGoing;
	
	if(mGoing){
		mCue->setLoop(); // start
	}else{
		mCue->setLoop( false ); //stop
	}
}

void CinderEventLoopApp::update()
{
}

void CinderEventLoopApp::draw()
{
	// clear out the window with black
	gl::clear( Color( 0, 0, 0 ) );
	
	glPushMatrix();
	gl::translate( mNewPos.value() );
	gl::color( 1, 0, 0, 1 );
	gl::drawSolidRect( Rectf( -50, -50, 50, 50 ) );
	glPopMatrix();
}


CINDER_APP_BASIC( CinderEventLoopApp, RendererGl )

FlashTimerEventLoop.as

import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.Regular;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;

// set up the timer
var timer:Timer = new Timer(1000);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimerTick);

// set up the sprite that moves when the timer is called
var box:Sprite = new Sprite();
box.graphics.beginFill(0xff0000);
box.graphics.drawRect(-50, -50, 100, 100);
box.graphics.endFill();
addChild(box);

var going:Boolean = true;

// this is what happens each timer event
function onTimerTick( event:TimerEvent ) {
	var boxTweenX:Tween = new Tween(box, "x", Regular.easeOut, box.x, Math.random()*stage.stageWidth, .9, true);
	var boxTweenY:Tween = new Tween(box, "y", Regular.easeOut, box.y, Math.random()*stage.stageHeight, .9, true);
}

// start the timer
timer.start();

// Click to start/stop the timer
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
function onClick(event:MouseEvent)
{
	going = !going; // Toggle true/false
	if(going){
		timer.start();
	}else{
		timer.stop();
	}
}