I think FlexJS is a very good option going forward. In fact I’m betting pretty heavily on that. I’m starting full time development (two developers) of a large-scale FlexJS app starting next week.
Harbs On Jun 21, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Scott Matheson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > I still have my own flex app growing, we are in 400 schools with 10000 > students > > However moving on, in the next year or so I have to take the pain and convert > not because flex is bad because of Google, Firefox etc all those flash (not > flex) haters, will just make tuning flash Tigard for my customers > > Adobe made a big mistake not making flash open source, water under the bridge > to late now > > My only hope to stay in flex land is the flexJS project > > If you want flash environment type work, looks at some of the Java tools > > So this will have an impact on jobs, saying that you can make good money > working with cobol PL1, Fortean, VB etc there is always a demand for > experience, the last man standing wins > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 20 Jun 2016, at 22:29, Trevor Holman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks. Very interesting. I really like the AIR application work and I’ve >> seen some nice useful full blown applications. I don’t think I would ever be >> able to code for anyone else I would consider doing my own application using >> AIR if that’s a viable route to go? >> >> Trevor >> >> >> >> >>> On Jun 20, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Philip Keiter <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Desktop AIR apps for Windows and OSX seem to be the most reluctant or >>> challenging to phase out. The web apps are easier to replace than the AIR >>> apps and there is a greater urge to. It is following the pattern of all >>> legacy code. Large institutions with large B2B apps are going to hold onto >>> it for a long time to come. Small startups will do some fresh work with it >>> for the OS cross-compatibility. Other businesses are still in process of >>> phasing it out and may be free in a few more years. If you are very senior >>> you may want to stick with it for legacy code pay. If not very senior, the >>> competition will be too tough to win the legacy coding jobs. Working from >>> home is still possible but rare. It is largely dependent on the nature of >>> the business now. Government and finance never allow it, period. While less >>> restrictive business are more open to it because they are desperate. But >>> the less restrictive businesses tend to have an easier time moving on to >>> new code, so there are not so many of them. Overall right now there are >>> both relatively few jobs and relatively few skilled candidates applying. As >>> Jeffry mentioned, it is mostly maintenance of apps that couldn't for >>> whatever reason make the move away from the Flash Platform. So basically a >>> job opens up each time a Flex developer gets a new job doing something new, >>> leaving the Flex job open behind him. There are exceptions to everything of >>> course. >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 2:32 PM, Trevor Holman <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> While on the subject, is there a demand for AIR applications (as opposed >>>> to web-based) or has that decreased as well? >>>> >>>> Trevor >>>> >>>> >>>>>> On Jun 20, 2016, at 2:26 PM, Jeffry Houser <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Finding remote possibilities is possible; but never guaranteed. You'll >>>> either need to act like a real company with a sales cycle where the client >>>> outsources projects too. Or you can act as a freelancer; building trust >>>> with the client so they'll let you work off-site. >>>>> >>>>> Flex work is not as easy to come by today as it was before "Adobe >>>> November". I don't believe you'll have an easy time finding Flex work. In >>>> my experience the bulk of the Flex work is maintenance of existing >>>> applications. >>>>> >>>>> You may consider looking into Angular or React which are both in high >>>> demand and can be used to create similar browser based experiences. >>>>> >>>>> Your experience may vary. >>>>> >>>>>> On 6/20/2016 1:00 PM, blue12 wrote: >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I’m coming back to RIA development (and to Flex-ActionScript) after a 5 >>>>>> years absence and I am wondering if it’s possible/easy to do Flex >>>> contracts >>>>>> online, i.e. find contracts where you can work from home (or most >>>>>> opportunities involve working on site) ? >>>>>> >>>>>> IT programming contracts used to be mostly on site, but I’m thinking >>>> that >>>>>> maybe things have changed ? Any pointers on where these can be found >>>> would >>>>>> be appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks ! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> View this message in context: >>>> http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/Flex-contracts-from-home-tp12890.html >>>>>> Sent from the Apache Flex Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jeffry Houser >>>>> Technical Entrepreneur >>>>> http://www.jeffryhouser.com >>>>> 203-379-0773 >> >
