WHITE PAPERS SPONSORED PROFILES JOB BOARD WEBINAR CENTER FREE SOFTWARE BZ RESEARCH ALMSHAREPOINT EVENTS CALENDAR PRINT/PDF EDITION PRINT/PDF BACK ISSUES

SUBSCRIBE TODAY CUSTOMER SERVICE EDITORIAL CALENDAR EDITORIAL BEATS GUEST VIEW GUIDE SD TIMES 100 GUIDE EVENTS CALENDAR ADVERTISING ARTICLE REPRINTS REPORT A BUG SITE MAP

ABOUT US BZ MEDIA NEWS BZ RESEARCH NEWS ON MONDAY SPTECHREPORT SPTECHWEB SPTECHCON IPHONE/IPAD DEVCON ANDROID DEVCON PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US

HOME >> LATEST NEWS

Adobe rolls out dev tool, framework updates

By David Rubinstein

March 22, 2010 — (Page 1 of 2)
A new Flash Platform Service for social networking highlights Adobe's broad release today of Flash Builder 4 and a new ColdFusion IDE, as well as the Flex 4 development framework.

The Flash Platform Services Social Service lets Flash application developers write to a single API that can connect to 14 supported social networks, including Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter, according to David Gruber, group product marketing manager for the Flash platform.

The service can be licensed through social network optimization site Gigya under an annual licensing plan based on the size and type of application using the service, he explained.

Flash Builder 4, formerly called Flex Builder, gets a new skinning architecture called Spark that provides for the complete separation of the presentation layer from the business logic that sits behind it, Gruber said. “This will enable people to create more expressive applications. Developers will have complete control over the UI components, unrestrained,” he said. Flex 4 is the first version of the framework that supports this separation, which goes down to the component level, he added.

The previous versions of the framework supported Adobe’s MX architecture, and Gruber said he expects developers will use a combination of MX components and Spark components “for a while.”

With the release later this year of the Flash Catalyst UI design tool, designers will be able to create rich interfaces and pass them along to developers to wire up the logic. “We will start seeing a new class of [rich Internet applications],” Gruber said. “When Catalyst hits the market, creative professionals will be exposed to UI development.”

Flash Builder 4 lets developers take advantage of what Adobe calls data-centric development, easing how back-end data or service logic can be bound to the application with drag-and-drop technology.

Also new to Flash Builder 4 is FlexUnit, an open-source functional test framework, and a network monitor that can “sniff data in the pipe” for problems, Gruber said. Flash Builder 4 will be offered in two editions: a Standard configuration that will sell for US$249 per seat, and the Premium edition will be $699 per seat and includes the new CF Builder IDE.

Related Search Term(s): Adobe

Pages 1 2

Share this link: http://sdt.bz/34214

Most Read Latest News Blog Resources

Zeichick’s Take: Radio moves from analog waveforms to digital packets
Streaming radio highlights the need for streaming applications to be designed to take up as little bandwidth as possible

Taking enterprise architecture to the business side
Startup Corso is bringing out a cloud-based planning platform that ties into business plans

Appcelerator Acquires Cocoafish to Add Instant Mobile Cloud Capabilities to its Industry Leading Titanium Platform
Appcelerator Offers Messaging, Social, Location and Storage Mobile Cloud Services to All Mobile App Publishers

ComponentOne Releases a Collection of 40+ UI Widgets Powered by HTML5 and jQuery
ComponentOne has announced the 2012 release of Wijmo: a kit of UI widgets for HTML5 and jQuery development

Taking enterprise architecture to the business side
Startup Corso is bringing out a cloud-based planning platform that ties into business plans

Top five apps to manage your workload
Web applications offer new ways to track your “to-do” lists

Not so fast when it comes to testing in the cloud
Developers face outsourcing, virtual lab management and mobile devices as obstacles

Xceed releases UX-focused suite for Microsoft’s WPF
"Blendables" helps match user experiences to developer visions

Are you at risk for burnout?
Burnout is a severe problem and it can strike at any time. Here's how to tell if you are nearing the edge.

Agility, mom, and apple pie
If we're to evaluate the state-of-the-art in software development, we should start with the values espoused in the Agile Manifesto.

RIM woos developers with free tablet
How do you get more apps ported to the BlackBerry PlayBook? By giving every developer a free tablet, of course!

GitHire: Use Headhunters to Find Your Perfect Programmer
Are you a hiring manager tired of scouring the job boards? Check out this new service that will find 5 people interested in your jobs.

The Hidden Costs of Software Licensing Moving beyond paper-based software licensing to more flexible, software-based licensing is a business decision. There is a growing trend tow...

Case Study: You May Need a Development Mechanic As a contractor for a major financial player in Germany, SOBEGE, a German-based consultancy specializing in embedded IT and web services, wa...

Ensuring Software Quality at a Major International Bank One of the world’s leading international banks has adopted AgitarOne technology for delivering generated unit tests for their Java software...

Load Testing Adobe Flex Applications Adobe Flex applications may be different from applications you’ve worked with before. For classic HTML web applications, the server does all...

Technorati

Digg

Slashdot

Facebook

Friendfeed

Twitter

del.icio.us

Adobe turns Flex dev framework over to Apache This move follows on the heels of news that the company would no longer develop Flash for new mobile devices

Adobe updates Flash, AIR runtimes Company sees future for technologies in gaming, video/media applications, and data-driven apps

Adobe Edge addresses HTML5 adoption The company behind Flash is doubling down on Web standards for cross-platform rich Internet applications

Add comment

Name*
Email*
Country

Comment

Adobe turns Flex dev framework over to Apache
This move follows on the heels of news that the company would no longer develop Flash for new mobile devices Read More...

News on Monday
more>>
SharePoint Tech Report
more>>

Download Current Issue
FEBRUARY 2012 PDF ISSUE

Need Back Issues?
DOWNLOAD HERE

Want to subscribe?

Are you at risk for burnout?
Burnout is a severe problem and it can strike at any time. Here's how to tell if you are nearing the edge.
02/09/2012 02:16 PM EST

Agility, mom, and apple pie
If we're to evaluate the state-of-the-art in software development, we should start with the values espoused in the Agile Manifesto.
02/07/2012 11:57 AM EST

RIM woos developers with free tablet
How do you get more apps ported to the BlackBerry PlayBook? By giving every developer a free tablet, of course!
02/04/2012 01:57 PM EST

GitHire: Use Headhunters to Find Your Perfect Programmer
Are you a hiring manager tired of scouring the job boards? Check out this new service that will find 5 people interested in your jobs.
02/03/2012 12:17 PM EST

Facebook claims hacker cred
Facebook's SEC S-1 filing form includes a short essay on the Hacker Way by Mark Zuckerberg himself.
02/02/2012 08:26 AM EST

Ryan Dahl steps down
Ryan Dahl, creator of Node.js, steps back from his position as gatekeeper for the project.
02/01/2012 04:58 PM EST