The only competition in the web space is HTML/Javascript, which has practically no tooling whatsoever at this point in time (obviously that's being worked on as we speak). The competition in the mobile space is more varied, with native iOS and Android, as well as HTML/JS packaged up (ie via PhoneGap). But JavaFX and Silverlight for web development are not serious competitors. When was the last time you saw a company move away from Flex to Silverlight or JavaFX? Or make a decision to start a new project using Silverlight or JavaFX instead of Flex?
The only thing to worry about to keep Flex competitive as a (non-mobile) web app development tool is HTML/JS. The mobile game is a lot harder, as Adobe has made very clear :) On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Sebastian Mohr <masul...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am seeing the risk that Flex won't be as competitive > with comparable RIA technologies and tools already > out there (see diagram): > > > http://code.google.com/p/masuland/wiki/WhatsWrongWithFlex#1.1._Comparing_Flex_with_the_Fellows > > Therefore, I am seeing the need that there must be > some kind of Flash Catalyst tool out there for Flex. > > > -- Sebastian > > > > On Jan 10, 2012, at 8:23 PM, Alex Harui wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 1/10/12 10:25 AM, "Jonathan Campos" <jonbcam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> But if someone wants to go create an AIR based FXG/MXML skin editor, > more > >> power to them. > > > > Or build their own Eclipse plug-in. Adobe will not bring back FC. If > > enough folks in the community want something like it, they are free to > start > > building it. > > > > -- > > Alex Harui > > Flex SDK Team > > Adobe Systems, Inc. > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > >
