> I am very frustrated by the IDE being split into two product > lines. Like many other Flash developers, I do both games and > animation projects and also RIA projects, so it looks like > I'm now going to have to invest two products from now on! > This is just one reason why I'm shifting more and more to > open source tools.
The IDE isn't being split. There are (and have been) two separate IDEs to do two separate (and quite different) things. Up until now, one of those IDEs (FlexBuilder 1.5) has, in my opinion, sucked pretty badly. The development approach for Flex has more in common with Visual Basic or any other traditional forms-based development IDE than with traditional Flash development, and I think it's unrealistic to expect one IDE to serve such disparate needs. And, for what it's worth, the major improvement in the new FlexBuilder IDE is largely a result of being based on Eclipse (an open-source product) - if Adobe had to create Eclipse's functionality from scratch, the new IDE would likely be much more expensive and not as good. > I also feel that Adobe/Macromedia has not done a good job > explaining the need for two products, or why I would want to > use one or another for a particular project. I mean, a > deeper explanation than: Flash is for games and animations; > Flex is for Form-based RIAs. How much deeper could it possibly be? If you're building a traditional forms-based application, you want to use Flex. If not, you don't! Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
