A new linux based IDE would be awesome, I only wished you guys had started developing it a year ago, cause now, assuming you get to it, it's gonna be another yet till it's out.
2009/10/22 primo411 <primo...@gmail.com> > > > Besides, Intellij Idea provides a free license for open-source projects > developers <http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/buy/buy.jsp#openSource>. > But I guess an Eclipse-based IDE will always find its audience ;) > > 2009/10/22 Nick Collins <ndcoll...@gmail.com> > >> >> >> Personally, I'm not all that concerned about Flex Builder running on >> Linux, in and of itself. Now if they ported the Creative Suite as well, I >> would be totally psyched. Unfortunately, as long as CS is only available on >> Windows or OSX, I'm going to be tied to those platforms. >> >> That being said, for those who want to code on Linux, IntelliJ IDEA is an >> excellent editor, and feature for feature, FDT will have a very hard time >> competing with it with their current pricing. IDEA is $250 for a single >> developer license, and that includes MXML support, integrated debugger, Flex >> Unit integrated with the IDE, etc. To get the same features in FDT, you'd >> have to pay more than 3X that. >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Kelly <dek...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I don't get what is so hard about supporting Linux. >>> >>> Eclipse is Java based. >>> >>> Eclipse runs perfectly on pretty much all platforms. >>> >>> Not sure why Adobe took a big dump on Flexbuilder Linux. >>> >>> I was totally OK with using Flexbuilder on Linux with all the missing >>> features that Windose Flexbuilder has except that Flexbuilder Linux never >>> worked right even though it was crippled. >>> >>> >>> I have never used FDT but I have heard it works pretty well. >>> >>> >>> >>> If people are having a hard time getting Java software to run >>> cross-platform then I question why. >>> >>> >>> The countless other Eclipse plugins I use don't have a 2 year lag between >>> Windose and Linux versions because JAVA IS CROSS-PLATFORM. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> If you guys make FDT work on Linux I will check it out. >>> >>> Adobe obviously doesn't give half a crap about Linux. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> fonzibruno wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Powerflasher, the creators of FDT, the Flash/Flex IDE, is seriously >>> considering investing to support the a Linux version of FDT, if >>> interested let us >>> know. >>> >>> Bruno Fonzi & the FDT Team >>> http://fdt.powerflasher.com >>> >>> >> > >
