>> Whilst Adobe will own the specification of ActionScript 3, we will own >> the mxmlc and falcon compilers. We therefore get to choose what >> changes we make to the language that Flex is written in. If our >> changes require us to rename the language to ApacheScript or some such, then so be it.
>Just so there aren't any misconceptions, this isn't entirely true. In what way isn't what I said 100% true? Who other than Apache Flex committers will get to choose what the future of the Flex language is? > Also, every byte matters. You say "who gives a shit about a 250 extra > bytes in a SWF?!". I say this guy and many others. Many people are > pushing for a smaller lighter framework, not a bigger one. Thus my suggestion for FlexLite. Plus Omar's comments about the ridiculous size of many Flex components will indeed affect the size and are a far better way to reduce size than tolerating shoddy code for perceived size gains IMO. David.
