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+<!-- Based on material written by Peter Ent and modified by Tom Chiverton:
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# High Level View
-This is a test of Royale Documentation Template
+Apache Royale began as "FlexJS", a branch of the Apache Flex project. The goal
was to make a way for the many existing Flex applications users have developed
to be deployable outside of the Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR enviromments.
+
+While Flex may work using Flash in browsers or within AIR on computers with
traditional keyboards for years to come, Flex developers need to make their
apps available on mobile devices, which for many end users are now the primary
computer. The cost of migrating an application to a new coding language is
high, and the risks around quality control are significant, especially when
migrating to a less-strict language like JavaScript. Royale helps to minimize
the cost and the risk of migrati [...]
+
+Beyond that, it is becoming clear that Royale can provide significant
developer productivity gains for new projects. Flex made it easy and efficient
to create robust applications. Like Flex, Royale provides:
+
+- Declarative Language (MXML) - Declarative languages provide a schematic, or
diagram. of the pieces of the application, and are more terse than options like
JavaScript.
+- Semi-Structured Language (ActionScript) - ActionScript deploys classes and
interfaces, so it can do a better job of enforcing correct use of APIs than
JavaScript can.
+- Runtime Verifier - The verifier catches errors at runtime so you can address
them before packaging a release.
+- Choice of IDEs - You can choose the IDE that suits you best, and the IDEs
can provide better code assistance because the coding language is structured.
+
+These features help you make fewer mistakes when writing code, and that saves
time and improves productivity.
+
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