Now developers have one programming language that can communicate with all devices thanks to the Adobe team. Back in April the announcement of Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 was made, initially with Android, but that was merely the beginning. Today the floodgates have opened, updates to Flash Builder and the Flex framework supports the iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook. So what does that mean? Developers can quickly build and distribute apps through the Android Market, BlackBerry App World and Apple App Store using one tool chain, programming language and code base. Flash Platform evangelist Serge Jespers shows us what having ‘one language’ means:
Here are some of the newest apps created with Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5, developers from different fields have been busy to make delivery faster and cheaper:
Politifact.com: Find truth in politics by investigating statements by members of Congress, the President, lobbyists and other Washington D.C. personalities.
Check it out here.
Netflix Queue Manager: Using 2.5, Flash Builder 4.5.1 and the Flex framework, highly successful in the Android Market—over 340,000 downloads since October 2010—the app is coming soon to BlackBerry AppWorld and the Apple App Store.
Check it out here.
Mr. Mixit and Pyramix: Web design and development agency HD Interactive first released Pyramix, a word game combining the strategy of Cryptoquote and the simplicity of Boggle, and Mr. Mixit, a spin-based matching game where you mix record labels against the clock, to Apple’s App Store. The new updates allowed HD Interactive to use the same code to deliver the apps to Android Market and BlackBerry AppWorld in record time. Check it out here.
Muni Tracker: Are you from the San Francisco Bay Area or maybe planning to visit? This app helps you track locations, arrival times and bookmark your favorite stops and lines for Muni (San Francisco Municipal Railway), San Francisco’s public transit system. The developer was able to quickly and easily port this original Android app to iOS. Check it out here.
Conqu: Manage your tasks and finish what you’ve started. Check it out here.
The new version of Flash Builder (4.5) and Flex (also 4.5) are offered as stand-alone products or as part of Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium and Master Collection. Also, Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP today supports mobile application development for Android, BlackBerry PlayBook and iOS.
Source: Adobe Flash Platform
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