I guess whether you think it's a crappy analogy depends on whether you believe Form-based applications are different enough from other flash apps to warrant their own IDE. Personally, I don't. I can already build Form-based apps just fine in Flash 8 or with DHTML. So please explain how Flex is superior (without using acronyms or buzzwords).
Yes, the Eclipse IDE is cool. Yes, AS 3 looks promising. But why not just build the Flash 9 IDE with an Eclipse-based actionscript compiler/editor? Ceating two similar but non-overlapping products is confusing. I'm sure it will create all sorts of workflow headaches between artists and developers. And I'm really not looking forward to explaining to clients who may only have a passing familiarity with Flash that they're going to have to buy both Flash 9 and Flex 2 to compile my stuff. :( On 5/23/06, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But I don't have to buy 2 cars, one to get to work, and one > to go away for weekends. I'm fine if Adobe wants to sell > multiple versions of the IDE, like they have been doing with > Basic and Professional. That's a crappy analogy. These IDEs do DIFFERENT THINGS! A better analogy might be, a car and a boat. Of course, maybe you want a really expensive car-boat that's not especially good for driving or boating: http://www.dukw.com/ 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! _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
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