My personal opinion is that outputting to HTML5+JS+CSS could make sense if ActionScript is restricted to the subset that maps well to JS and if you don't try to emulate any flash.* APIs. There is nothing about MXML that is tied to DisplayObjects, for example. Instead of writing <s:Button> and having it make me a DisplayObject-based Button where DisplayObject is implemented using HTML5 Canvas APIs or something, I would want to write <js:Button> and have it make me a new Button component that is implemented using HTML5 drawing APIs directly. I think the approach of emulating one API with another is generally filled with gotchas that frustrate developers, because there is too much mismatch and the emulation isn't complete enough.
- Gordon -----Original Message----- From: carlos.rov...@gmail.com [mailto:carlos.rov...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Rovira Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:48 PM To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Update on Falcon donation Hi Gordon, I'm surprised to know FalconJS was discontinued by Adobe, taking into account the new way to HTML5. I would like to know more about this decision. Maybe it was studied and the results were negative to think in FalconJS as a project that could get to be a valid tool in the future? What do you think, taking into account that you have a deep knowledge about flex, falcon and JS...do you think that FalconJS could make the Flex platform to provide output to HTML5+JS+CSS? Thanks for your comments Best, Carlos 2012/8/28 Gordon Smith <gosm...@adobe.com>: > No, sorry. FalconJS was a separate experimental project by a separate team > (actually, by one person). It adds on to Falcon but isn't considered part of > Falcon. It hasn't been maintained for a number of months and isn't currently > in shape to be donated. One of Adobe's next steps after donating Falcon will > be to figure out what to do about FalconJS. > > - Gordon -- Carlos Rovira Director de Tecnología M: +34 607 22 60 05 F: +34 912 35 57 77 CODEOSCOPIC S.A. Avd. del General Perón, 32 Planta 10, Puertas P-Q 28020 Madrid
