Flex is Ready
Flex is ready to take a big leap forward with its next release, code-named “Hero”. The Adobe Flex SDK “Hero” preview release shows off many exciting new components and capabilities along with integrated support in Flash Builder “Burrito” and Flash Catalyst “Panini”. With the Adobe Flex SDK “Hero” release, we are introducing three major initiatives:
* Allow developers to use Flex for multiscreen application development
* Further mature the Spark architecture and component which was introduced in Flex 4
* Make incremental improvements to core Flex infrastructure to ease large application development
It is important to understand that the Adobe Flex SDK “Hero” preview release is not yet feature complete. As such, there are features slated for the “Hero” release that are not yet available in the preview release. This article aims to introduce you to the variety of new features available in the preview release of “Hero” and provide you with additional resources and documentation such that you can start building applications leveraging the “Hero” framework.
Multiscreen development with Flex SDK “Hero”
Flex development takes a big leap forward as the “Hero” release introduces multiscreen application development directly to the core Flex framework. Using Adobe Flex SDK “Hero”, you can leverage your existing Flex knowledge and skills to develop mobile applications by utilizing mobile optimized components (which are based on Spark) and utilizing application-level mobile constructs which encapsulate common mobile design patterns. To learn more about the new mobile capabilities added to the Flex framework as well as new mobile workflows added to Flash Builder, please read NJ’s article Mobile development using Flex SDK “Hero” and Flash Builder “Burrito”.