Hello, Flex community! I hope you don't mind if I take a moment to plug one of my projects that I think many Flex developers here will find useful.
As you may recall, I created an ActionScript and MXML extension for Visual Studio Code a while back. Originally, my main focus was on creating a development environment for FlexJS. Popular IDEs like Flash Builder and IntelliJ IDEA require jumping through some hoops to work with FlexJS, and I wanted to make sure the community has an editor where FlexJS is considered a first-class citizen. Well, I know many of you who are interested in FlexJS are also still targeting Adobe AIR and Flash Player with the original Apache Flex SDK. With that in mind, I've been working on ensuring that you can build projects for these runtimes in Visual Studio Code too! Earlier this week, I released a big, new update to the extension that adds support for SWF debugging in AIR and Flash Player. When you debug a SWF project in VSCode you'll be able to add breakpoints, pause and step through your code, see trace() output in the console, navigate the call stack, and inspect variables. It's a debugger with all the bells and whistles that we've come to expect. For more information about the Visual Studio Code extension, please visit the website: https://nextgenactionscript.com/vscode/ For instructions about how to create a new project, set up the compiler, and debug any type of Apache Flex app in Adobe AIR and Flash Player, visit the Github wiki: https://github.com/BowlerHatLLC/vscode-nextgenas/wiki With the community's help, I can continue working on useful developer tools for ActionScript and MXML. Please join my Patreon campaign to lend a hand! https://www.patreon.com/josht Thank you, and happy coding! Josh Tynjala NextGen ActionScript Note: I am an Apache Flex committer and PMC member, but this VSCode extension is not an Apache project. Today, I am simply posting as a member of the community who wants to share a cool, independent project that others might enjoy.
