Great post Al! Would you mind elaborating on alternate ways (than AIR) to compile to the various operating systems mentioned?
Thanks! On Fri, 2011-11-18 at 18:28 -0800, Alan Holden wrote: > There's a persistent and frustrating tendency for many IT folk to > exchange the terms "Flex" and "Flash". To me, this is similar to > trading the term "HTML" with the word "browser". > > "Flex" is a term that groups two development languages: ActionScript > and MXML markup. > "Flash" is presentation. It's a (swf) file running on specific > software (most frequently a Flash browser plugin, the most common > being that made by Adobe). > > One could argue that - in light of Adobe's announcement to discontinue > development of their Flash browser plugin for mobile browsers - that > the adoption of Flash plugins on OTHER browsers will wane as well. As > the kinks are ironed out of HTML5, I will definitely be inclined to > agree with those arguments... > > But FLEX is not enmeshed with FLASH, and one can not assume that the > demise of the later will doom the former. The source code produced > within the Flex methodology can compile into other "things" - besides > the outcast swf file for the vilified player. > > Flex source can also compile into iOS, Android, Symbian and Windows > Mobile app's; and it can do it without using AIR - or buying anything > from Adobe. > Flash is just one presentation layer, the one Adobe designed & > promoted first. > > So please, let's do our best to be accurate in targeting our > predictions of doom... as appropriate as they may someday be. > > Al > > P.S. @Rick, this is not a response to your fine post; it's just > something that I've been wanting to say for a week or so. > > > > -- > online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/ > google+ hints/tips: https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462 > http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en -- Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.electricedgesystems.com Notice: This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -- online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/ google+ hints/tips: https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462 http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
