Why is it that you fail to see that each time you advertize your rush to
cross-compiling MXML to HTML/CSS/Javascript and never provide status
concerning the compilation of MXML to run in the AIR environment you are
causing the very anxiety that we all deal with? You know that your employer
is going to stop shipping the old compiler in favor of the new compiler.
You know that the Gaming Guru will not let any resource be devoted to having
the new compiler successfully compile Flex, i.e. Spark Components. So,
exactly where are we supposed to feel confident that the Apache Flex project
will let us maintain 'parity' [your favoirite word] in regards to compiling
our AIR MXML applications with the new compiler? I have every reason to
believe that you will achieve your objective, which is to have the Falcon
work let you cross-compile to the environment that you believe has future
possibilities, and, as long as one person is on loan one day per week, to
get MXML compilation working, not much reason whatsoever to believe that
on-going developoment of AIR applictions has a future.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Harui" <aha...@adobe.com>
To: <users@flex.apache.org>; <flex-us...@incubator.apache.org>
Sent: February 27, 2013 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: Future of Flex technology
On 2/27/13 9:48 PM, "Devesh Mishra" <devesh.mis...@mastek.com> wrote:
Hi,
Is there any future of Flex technology, as we can see that there are no
big
improvements are coming in Flex. According to today's scenario, Flex is
only
for desktop application and we are entering into mobile technology. So
it's a
bit difficult to understand the future existence of Flex.
If we talk from market point of view, everyone is moving towards
HTML5/Android/Ios, after Adobe declaration for no support in Flash/Flex.
Adobe did not say "no support". Adobe is still supporting Flash, and you
can still purchase Flex support contracts from Adobe. Adobe donated Flex to
Apache so it can continue to be developed in the open. Adobe continues to
make releases of Flash.
Still, lots of people are moving to HTML5/Android/IOS, and so is Apache
Flex. If you monitor the d...@flex.apache.org mailing list you will see that
we are hard at work on trying to cross-compile MXML and ActionScript to
HTML/JS/CSS which can then be run through PhoneGap/Cordova to create mobile
apps. It is still in its infancy and we have lots of work ahead, but we are
making progress.
See [1] for more on one approach we are taking.
[1]
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Alex%27s+FlexJS+Prototype
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
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