True dat. In fact my sole regret about switching is that I bought it when the exchange rate was extraordinarily crappy. C'est la vie, I guess.They do have the 'lighter' version now for cheap but I don't know what the differences are.
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Merrill, Jason < jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com> wrote: > But here's where FDT doesn't edge it out: it ain't free. > > > Jason Merrill > > Bank of America Global Learning > Shared Services Solutions Development > > Monthly meetings on the Adobe Flash platform for rich media experiences > - join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Matt > Gitchell > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:57 AM > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] mac vs pc > > "Anyone who has spent any serious time with it knows that it isn't an > option." > Oh come now, don't be ridiculous. I used FlashDevelop in a work setting > for > a year or two, and have switched to FDT (Mac). FlashDevelop is indeed a > great tool, but I think FDT edges it out. There are a couple features > that > FlashDevelop has that FDT doesn't, but overall FDT has better > refactoring, > better code completion, better debugging tools, and enforces better > syntax. > There are indeed a few aspects of code writing that are better in > FlashDevelop, but on a project level I feel FDT is a far superior tool. > I > haven't touched Flex Builder in a couple years, so I'll leave that out. > I would preface all > this by saying that I almost gave up in the middle of switching to > FDT, but am very happy that I stuck it out; > I think once you stop trying to do things the way FlashDevelop did them > specifically it's much less frustrating. > > A quick example: > if you type "var _blah:Sprite = new Sprite()" in a function in > FlashDevelop, > you can right-click and promote that to a class-level private var. > I was frustrated such a simple thing didn't exist in FDT, but then > discovered that you can type (_blah = new Sprite()), hit CMD-1 on _blah, > and > then it gives you the same option to create the class-level variable. A > small example, but still indicative of the pain of switching. > > After finding those features that 'moved' when I switched to FDT, I've > never > thought "Gosh, I sure miss FlashDevelop." > > I would also mention that the last time I use FlashDevelop was in > January, > so maybe they've turned it into God's own IDE since then. > > But then again, I'm kind of retarded. > > --Matt > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Steven Sacks > <flash...@stevensacks.net>wrote: > > > My home computer is a Windows XP box. > > > > My last full-time job was a Mac-only shop. So, I used Mac every day, > 5 > > days a week, for 10 months. > > > > Within a few weeks, I realized I couldn't live without FlashDevelop. I > > installed Parallels 3 with Windows XP and figured out how to use > > FlashDevelop in my workflow there. > > > > I *love* Expose and Spaces. However, they are easier to live without > than > > FlashDevelop. FDT and FlexBuilder both suck ass as Actionscript > editors > > compared to FlashDevelop. > > > > I cannot live without FlashDevelop. Period. Anyone who has spent any > > serious time with it knows that it isn't an option. The day they get > it > > working on the Mac is the day Flex Builder (ahem, Flash Builder) sales > see a > > significant drop. The only reason so many people buy Flex Builder for > Mac > > is because FlashDevelop is currently PC-only. > > > > Actionscript coding in Eclipse is retarded. It's slow, clunky and > > basically, sucks. > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
