Here’s a post that I originally wrote way back in 2006, when Flex 2 was all the rage. No, seriously, Flex 2 was awesome – it is the base of today’s Flex framework, helped to revolutionize applications on the web, and heralded the “RIA” frenzy. The best part is that this post is […]
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Mobile – The Next Big Thing
On the official Adobe Flex Team blog, there is a great post by Andrew Shorten discussing the future direction of Flex. I highly recommend taking a moment to read it. In that post Andrew points out where Flex is, and where Flex is heading. One thing I want to re-emphasize is that mobile is the […]
A Single Code Base, Lots of Devices
Here’s a quick teaser for a multi-part series I’m working on: 1 code base, 1 application framework, 4 platforms, 7 devices, 5 ecosystems… Yes, that is correct… 1 codebase, Adobe Flex 1 framework, Adobe AIR 4 platforms iOS Android BlackBerry desktop 7 devices (these are just devices I have): Mac OSX Apple iPhone 4 Apple […]
Flex on Mobile Live Q&A with the Evangelism Team
Mark your calendars! Next Thursday, August 18th at 9:00AM to 10:30 AM (PDT GMT-7), the evangelism team will be hosting a live Q&A chat. Come join us to learn more about Flex and AIR for mobile, and bring your questions with you! This session will be Q&A only. There will be no demos, no slides, […]
Exporting AIR Mobile Apps as Desktop Apps
A great question came out of the comments on my last post “Why Can’t I Run My App in the iOS Simulator” asking if it is possible to export the mobile simulator from Flash Builder to allow you to distribute builds for functional testing/validation. The quick answer is yes (but you don’t really export […]
Why Can’t I Run My App in the iOS Simulator?
One very common and valid question when developing AIR mobile applications is “Why can’t I run my app in the iOS simulator?” This is especially the case once you realize that you can compile and target the Android emulator; The ADT packager supports exporting to the Android emulator, but you can also install any APK […]