The most interesting thing that happened to Java (or more specifically to the JVM) in the last few yeras is how the community came up with solutions on how to improve the platform from the "outside" by not waiting for Sun or Oracle to deliver something. Examples are Groovy and more recently Scala. These compile down to Java bytecode and run just fine on the JVM but they leverage new features and concepts that make it easier for developers. Similar to what haXe does for the AVM.
One could also come up with inofficial AS3 additions (new keywords, language constructs, compile time metadata) that makes the compiler emit code etc. - this AS3+ would of course not be compatible with other AS3 compilers (e.g. the one found in Flash CS or the new Falcon compiler) What I'm trying to say is that compiler and/or language tweaks may be useful for certain use cases. And if someone secretely created something like Scala that compiles down to ABC please add it to your whiteboard :-) Dirk. > IMHO, language evolution is not within the domain of responsibility of this > project. If you are wondering what will happen if Adobe changes > ActionScript, I assume this project will just react to it. > > Is that any different than what happens with new versions of Java and other > Apache projects?
