thanks. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Hans J Nuecke <hnue...@vservu.de> wrote:
> Hi, > nothing is black and white! HTML5/CSS3/JS has some advantages in some > areas, and actually is without doubt the most dynamic beast > BUT: I love to know my job is done, once the FLASH application runs in > one Browser. > Every browser supporting FLASH will produce the same results; no worries > about different video formats, fonts, layouts, supported features, weekly > changes. > > Have you ever tracked the time needed to test all major hardware and > software platforms with a non FLASH solution? A nightmare; and a moving > target... > > I hope we'll be back to normal without those heated hype discussions about > the "better technology". Let's continue to use what we know and have, when > it makes sense. > And that still is true for many projects. Then there will be a future. > Nothing disappears as fast as "hoped". Does anybody remember the forecast > about "paperless" future? > This gives me enough confidence to start new projects based on > Flex/Air/AS3 even today. I don't want to miss this platform. And I'm glad > it is supported by Apache! > > My 2 Euro cents ;-) > > Hans > > Am 28.02.2013 15:15, schrieb Scott Matheson: > >> Hi >> I am only a user of flex, I have spent 3 years of my time building a >> app >> for a charity, and we have 5-10 year life in the product, what I know, >> flex works, it is simple, it works, the good chaps on this list are >> investing a lot of there time to give flex a future, yes HTML/CSS/JS is >> the elephant in the room, if / when we have quality cross-compiling we >> will look back and think adobe giving flex to Apache was the best move >> ever >> >> We just need to give this project time >> >> Anyway thatąs my 2cents >> >> Scott >> >> >> On 2/28/13 8:52 AM, "Harbs" <gavha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Huh? >>> >>> You can compile MXML to AIR today. Who said anything about not supporting >>> that? >>> >>> If you are talking about the Falcon Compiler (which is not required for >>> compiling to AIR), the work for MXML compilation is currently being >>> finished by Gordon Smith. That's near-term support. The HTML /JS support >>> is a longer term goal. I've never seen any indication to cause your >>> concerns. >>> >>> Harbs >>> >>> On Feb 28, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Terry Corbet wrote: >>> >>> 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+Prototyp<https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Alex%27s+FlexJS+Prototyp> >>>> e >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >> ______________________________**__ >> >> Disclaimer: This electronic mail and any attachments are confidential and >> may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the >> sender immediately by replying to this email, and destroy all copies of >> this email and any attachments. Thank you. >> >> > -- regards, lala
