Hi Michelle,
FlexJS became the Apache Royale project about a year ago. I encourage you to
find out more about FlexJS/Royale on the Royale mailing list
(d...@royale.apache.org).
It isn't just IE and Edge. Just about every popular browser will turn off
Flash by the end of 2020. Of course, I'm biased towards Royale since that's
what I spend my day working on, but I think the safest choice is to choose an
open-source development environment like Royale. That way you are free from
corporate decisions about product futures. No corporation controls Apache
projects like Royale, and users are encouraged to become contributors so that
you or other people like you can help cut releases, fix bugs, create new
features, etc. That way, you ensure that you have more control over the future.
So far, I've heard the following options:
1) Apache Royale
2) Adobe AIR
3) Extended IE support
4) Custom Browser.
Depending on resources and timeframes, Adobe AIR might make sense if you are ok
changing your deployment model. All future updates have to be "installed" or
your AIR app has to be a "shell" that downloads the rest of the app.
Converting a Flash Browser app to AIR might be less work if there is a lot of
Flash animation/timeline content. Royale doesn't have any replacement for
frame-based SWF animations. If you know that browser video quality is
insufficient, you might also choose AIR video. You also need to be aware of
subtle differences between AIR and Flash around security, ExternalInterface,
and some other APIs. On the other hand, having access to the file system might
be a benefit.
If you control what browser your users use, I've heard that IE will have
extended support for Flash, but I think there is an end date for that
eventually.
I've also heard that some folks are trying to create browsers that will host
the Flash plugin.
Anyway, I hope to see you on the Royale lists.
-Alex
On 11/1/18, 3:00 AM, "michelle_s...@tzuchi.com.tw"
<michelle_s...@tzuchi.com.tw> wrote:
Hi, good day!
We have a very large and complex healthcare information system
where its front-end is written in Flex
(the Flex SDK we are currently using is FlexSDK416).
We are very concerned about the future of the browser support
particularly Internet Explorer & Edge
for our Flex applicaton.
If Internet Explorer & Edge will not be supporting Flex anymore starting
next year,
how and to what technology should we migrate our Flex application?
Should we use AIR, FlexJS or which one is appropriate?
I would like to have your professional advise on this matter as you are
the experts on Flex.
I would greatly appreciate your response on this matter.
Thanks and regards,
Michelle
Hualien, Taiwan
Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
