Hi Martin & Alain,
Information is Awesomeness XD.
Now I need to look for the tools...
`Tools` to be used are of User preference. Use tools where one is
most comfortable with.
[Current Status]
+ Java knowledge
+ ActionScript 3 knowledge
- Tools ( Undecided )
Question:
1. What is Preferred tool (IDE) `for Flex` development?
1.1 Does the Apache Flex community have a preferred tool?
1.2 I'm a stingy person what are my alternatives?
2. Where to get the tools?
Thanks to both. Learned a lot today.
--
Kiel
On 3/30/2012 4:40 PM, Martin Heidegger wrote:
I assume you mean with "for Flex" that you want to improve the SDK:
If you want to participate in helping with the Flex SDK then you
should be aware that the different systems are written in different
languages.
Basic tools are a Text Editor and a Version Control system such as SVN
or Git and a web browser :-). If you are working with code it makes
your life easier if you use a IDE/Texteditor with support for the
particular language.
The compiler (that makes .swf/.swc files out of AS3/MXML/CSS) is
written in Java and you need a Java Development Kit (JDK) for it. If
you want to improve it you need to know Java.
The libraries (that allow to show buttons and alike) are written in
ActionScript 3. You need the SDK's compiler to compile those classes.
There are various SDK's for ActionScript.
The documentation (that shows up in the generated docs) is written
using asdoc annotation (another java tool from the SDK) in
ActionScript files and those are mixed with XML files.
Flex further uses build scripts (code that generates various parts of
the SDK). They are written in ANT (a java based tool, not part of the
SDK).
IDE's for Java
Eclipse
IntelliJ IDEA
NetBeans
...
IDE's for AS3
FlashDevelop
FlashBuilder (based on Eclipse)
FDT (based on Eclipse)
IntelliJ IDEA
Rase (based on a IntelliJ tool)
TextEditors with AS3 support
Sublime
Emacs
...
