Please don't mix multiple thread in a single conversation. -----Original Message----- From: Elena Geller [mailto:elena.gel...@gmail.com] Sent: 28 February 2013 14:49 To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: Re: Future of Flex technology
Not only HTML5. Openplug guys have done amazing things with a customized version of Flex 3. Export for iOS (unsubscribed .ipa!!! worked on my iPod2!!! ), Android (from 1.6!! worked on my HTC Legend!!!), Symbian and Co. The possibilities are great, but it needs time and hard work.... 2013/2/28 Shervin Asgari <shervin.asg...@webstep.no> > If I where you, I would start looking at other technologies. I personally > do not believe there is any future in Flex when Adobe has dropped support > of Flash to android, and there is none in the iphone/ipad market. > Why would you then create a Flex app, that will cross-compile to > HTML/JS/CSS etc when you can write it your self, and have more control of > what the output will be? > > Actionscript is pretty similar to JS, so the leap wouldn't be difficult at > all. > > Anyways, just my 2 cents. > > > > 2013/2/28 Terry Corbet <tcor...@ix.netcom.com> > > > 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-users@incubator.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< > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Alex%27s+FlexJS+Prototype > > > > > > -- > > Alex Harui > > Flex SDK Team > > Adobe Systems, Inc. > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6135 - Release Date: 02/26/13 > > > > > > > MASTEK LTD. In the US, we're called MAJESCOMASTEK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual and not that of Mastek Limited, unless specifically indicated to that effect. Mastek Limited does not accept any responsibility or liability for it. 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