Flash Builder 4 Now Available on Adobe Labs
Though a big fan of the Flash IDE, I do use Flex as my ActionScript editor from time to time. So, when I heard about Flash Builder coming out I became very interested in the direction that Adobe was taking. I just downloaded the Flash Builder beta in order to check this bad boy out.
Have no clue as to what I am talking about? Check out Lee’s post on the subject and then head over to labs to see what Adobe cooked up for us this time.
You can visit the tutorials section for Flash Builder 4 and watch an introductory video over at Labs as well. If you want more details you can visit the Developer Center. Adobe recently posted in depth articles on some of the new features in the Flex Developer Center. I’m still slightly confused as this version of Flash Builder still has MXML options in it and I thought they were making the product previously know as Flex the MXML editor and FlashBuilder the ActionScript 3 editor. Also, we know there will be another version of the Flash Professional IDE, according to Lee Brimelow, containing an updated ActionsPanel as well. Anyway… Let me know what you guys think!
June 1st, 2009 at 12:07 pm
That’s exactly why they made the name change. The product Previously known as “Flex Builder” is now “Flash Builder”. The product known as “Flex” refers to the name of the actual framework, and that hasn’t changed. You can still work on both Flex and Flash projects in Flash Builder, that hasn’t changed.