I like the data/services handle that FB have.
-----Original Message----- From: Justin Ransom Dallas [mailto:justindal...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 8:03 PM To: users@flex.apache.org Subject: Re: IDE upgrade options I've been using IntelliJ for Flex development and I am more than satisfied. The biggest draw of FB was the design view and then later the testing ease. I don't think it brings enough to the table to warrant dealing with the licensing mayhem On Monday, April 28, 2014, Saul Diaz <cripito...@gmail.com> wrote: > I Really wanna know why adobe don’t upgrade 4.7 anymore > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:jef...@dot-com-it.com <javascript:;>] > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 7:22 PM > To: users@flex.apache.org <javascript:;> > Subject: Re: IDE upgrade options > > > On 4/28/2014 8:52 PM, Adam Malejko wrote: > > Long time Flex developer and lurker; never posted - never needed to. > > > > I finally got the go-ahead to upgrade to Flash Builder 4.7 premium a > > little while ago, along with upgrading to the latest Apache Flex SDK. > > Little did I know that the Flash Builder upgrade was not technically > > possible. I have v3 and v4.5 premium keys (yet use v4.6), but no v4 > > premium or v4.5 standard key which would technically work to upgrade > from. > > > > So after chatting and talking to Adobe representatives, I believe > > it's time to look at my options. > > > > 1) Does anyone know how I can possibly upgrade to v4.7 without > > having to buy the full $699 v4.7 license? $49 to upgrade from v4 > > sounds great! Even > > $499 isn't terrible, but after sticking with them for this long I am > > being forced to buy the full version for $699? Really? In the buying > > guide [1], you see that "n/a" in there? That's me. SOL. > > > Flash Builder 4.7 used to be a complimentary upgrade from 4.5/4.6 ( > http://www.adobe.com/store/en_us/popup/offer/flashbuilder47_upgade.htm > l > ) but it looks like they discontinued that. How odd. > > I bet that is the reason you can't upgrade from 4.5 premium to 4.7 > premium on their web site. They discontinued one thing w/o adding an > option. > > > > 2) I've used Flash Builder for many years now and haven't really > > looked at the other options until recently. How do IntelliJ IDEA, > > FDT and Flashdevelop compare from a developers perspective? I'm only > > starting to write mobile apps which triggered the update from the > > Adobe > SDK. > > I love IntelliJ. Although, I have never used it for Flex/Flash. But, > it is great for HTML stuff and for other stuff. > > > > > 3) Should I just install the Apache Flex SDK in Flash Builder 4.6? > > Will that work for mobile apps? > I have used Apache Flex w/ Flash Builder w/o issues. It hink there > was a minor issue fixed in 4.7 that had to do with files moving from > html-template to bin-debug. > > > -- > Jeffry Houser > Technical Entrepreneur > http://www.jeffryhouser.com > 203-379-0773 > > > -- Justin Dallas Phone:814-880-5637
