Mind Swatches (BLOG)

Looks like the release version of Adobe’s Flex Builder 3 is now available, along with AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime - for running rich internet applications on the desktop).

Flex Builder 3
http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/

Adobe AIR
http://www.adobe.com/products/air/

Flex 3 SDK
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=flex3email

New Rich Internet Applications site
http://www.adobe.com/resources/business/rich_internet_apps/

Re-launched Adobe Open Source Website
http://opensource.adobe.com

I’m a little ashamed to say I barely broke the surface with Flex Builder 2 since I’ve been so tied up with PHP work, but I’m looking forward to getting a better idea of what Adobe has to offer with Flex 3. Anything that helps to build better web applications faster seems worth learning to me… we’ll see how that goes (and hopefully understand what all the hype is about).

One of the things that interests me about Flex is the possibility of creating Ajax-style effects without fighting with the various browser JavaScript quirks. But having never really gotten into Flash, it’s a big jump for me to delve into that world. I’m less intimidated by having to learn ActionScript 3 than I am about working within a framework for a change. But frameworks aren’t inherently evil, and I’m willing to give it a try.

I’d be interested in comments from anyone else who’s made the jump from, say, PHP/Ajax development to Flex; also to ColdFusion, as that’s another item on my to-learn list.

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