Bump... We could use more participation from developers/users in this thread. This will be very useful when we write our marketing/PR material.
Thanks, Om On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 9:16 PM, FRANKLIN GARZON <fgarzo...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Great apache community, you are doing good job, we are waiting the > release, we want to delivery our last APP for IOs, Android and BB10 using > Air 3.8 and SDK 4.10, the job was great we discover some new disciplines > for mobile, for push notifications (we did own PN server in c#), > performance, in one word, Flex is very quickly development tool, we extend > our app with ANEs for that 3 platforms. > Also we are using AWAY3D for new enterprise project, we are excited with > the new experimental projects like sockets between C# and Flex also for > some performance key. > If we will found any bug we will let you know for impove the platform. > > > Franklin Garzón > > Regional Development Manager > > MCITP Microsoft SQLServer > > > *Si el hombre dejara de aprender entonces dejaría de existir* > > 094496862 > > > > > From: bigosma...@gmail.com > > Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:08:46 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10 > > To: dev@flex.apache.org > > > > Scott, > > > > Thanks for jumping into this right away! I will try my best to answer a > > couple of questions: > > > > *1. What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10 that > > weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?* > > - 480 dpi mobile resolution/skin support means that Flex SDK users can > now > > target high resolution devices such as iOS Retina, etc. > > - The new spark components ensure that SDK users can build > functionalities > > quickly and in a more performant way. The need for handling these > > components in two different architecture styles (mx vs. spark) will be > > eliminated. > > - Improved support for older Flash Player versions. Enterprise > > environments have more stringent requirement in terms of upgrading Flash > > Player versions. Now, because of our improved backwards compatibility, > > those customers can safely upgrade to the latest version of the Flex SDK > > without having to force a Flash Player upgrade on their end users. > > - Support for latest versions of Flash Player and AIR runtimes. At the > > same time, we have made it easier for developers wanting to take > advantage > > of the latest advances in the Flash runtimes by letting them chose the > > versions during installation. The Apache Flex SDK Installer now allows > > developers to select various combinations of the Flex SDK, Flash Player > and > > AIR runtimes. All the settings and configurations are taken care of > during > > the installation, so the developer can just start coding! > > > > > > *2. It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic > > information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people > > remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev mailing > > list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a bug > > fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to > > estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to > > build powerful enterprise applications?* > > - We have a publicly available statistics page [1] that gives a snapshot > of > > the various metrics in terms of our website usage, Flex SDK downloads. > > Some significant numbers: almost a half a million pageviews in the past 6 > > months, close to 9000 downloads of the the Flex SDK in the past 3 months > > (i.e. since April), around 130K unique visitors to the website, etc. In > > addition to that, there is also a breakdown of the website visitors by > > country on the stats page. > > Also, here is a breakdown per committer breakdown of the contributions to > > the Flex SDK. Keep in mind that this does not show the original > > contributor, but only the person who committed code into the repo. > > > > I am hoping that others can chip in and answer your other questions as > > well. > > > > Thanks, > > Om > > > > [1] http://www.seethestats.com/site/flex.apache.org > > [2] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/contributors > > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com > >wrote: > > > > > I would like to coordinate writing a press release to announce the > arrival > > > of Apache Flex 4.10, assuming it is ready for release. IMO, our > project’s > > > release notes [1] are very impressive. But, I’m not a developer & I do > need > > > some help generating the content and giving context to highlights in > the > > > RELEASE_NOTES that describes a difference or improvement from former > > > versions. > > > > > > Is anyone able to tell me how each of these bug fixes, additions, and > > > improvements made the new v 4.10 a better SDK for businesses to use? > > > > > > • What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10 > > > that weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1? > > > > > > • Are you able to point to a company who needs the features & > fixes > > > that v 4.10 provides? > > > > > > • Who can give a testimonial about the improvements this version > > > will make for their business? Saves money? Makes money? Saves time? > Makes > > > the firm more competitive in the marketplace? > > > > > > • Do any of the new enhancements in v 4.10 enable Flex SDK users > to > > > do something more easily or quickly for SDK users than those who choose > > > other frameworks to develop custom software? > > > > > > • Does anyone know if ecosystem partners [2] for previous > versions > > > of Flex plan to support Apache Flex v 4.10? > > > > > > • It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic > > > information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people > > > remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev > mailing > > > list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a > bug > > > fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to > > > estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to > > > build powerful enterprise applications? > > > > > > Here is a link to the previous press release we did earlier this year > [3]. > > > > > > [1] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/blob/develop/RELEASE_NOTES > > > [2] http://www.spoon.as/ecosystem/ > > > [3] > > > > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces39 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
