On Flash

Platform

Adobe Flash Platform

• https://www.adobe.com/platform/
• Desc. : a multimedia and software platform used for creating vector graphics, animation, browser games, rich Internet applications, desktop applications, mobile applications and mobile games.
• Readings
  • Introducing the Adobe Flash Platform
    • Runtimes - Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR
    • Frameworks - Flex
  • Adobe Flash (on Wikipedia)
  • Embedding SWF content in HTML
  • Apply OBJECT and EMBED tag attributes in Adobe Flash Professional

Adobe AIR

• http://www.adobe.com/products/air.html
• Desc. : a cross-operating-system runtime that lets developers combine HTML, JavaScript, Adobe Flash® and Flex technologies, and ActionScript to deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) on a broad range of devices including desktop computers, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, and TVs.
• Readings
  • Adobe AIR (on Wikipedia)
  • Adobe AIR / Features
  • Adobe AIR / FAQ
  • Adobe AIR Developer Center
  • AIR Releases
  • AIR Release Notes
  • Using the AIR Debug Launcher (ADL)
  • Setting desktop application properties
  • AIR window basics
  • Common settings
    • The Flex framework does not support the GPU rendering mode., Using GPU rendering mode in an app that plays video is not recommended.
  • Tips for optimizing GPU rendering performance
  • Stage3D unsupported chipsets, drivers for Flash Player 11, AIR 3

Apache Flex

• http://flex.apache.org/
• Desc. : a software development kit (SDK) for the development and deployment of cross-platform rich internet applications based on the Adobe Flash platform.
• References
  • Getting Started with Apache Flex
  • Setting up Apache Flex with Adobe Flash Builder
  • Apache Flex (on Wikipedia)
    • Adobe Flex 4.5 : May 3, 2011
    • Adobe Flex 4.6 : November 2011
    • Apache Flex 4.9 : Jan 11, 2013
  • Flex / Tech specs
  • Flex / FAQ
  • Flex Developer Center
  • Download Adobe Flex SDK
    • Up to Flex SDK 4.6 (Nov. 2011)

• Readings
  • Using Flex 4.6
  • Understanding
 the 
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 Lifecycle
  • Flex Custom Component Lifecycle(January 21, 2009)
  • Flex - Life Cycle Phases
  • The MovieClip life cycle, Event.FRAME_CONSTRUCTED, and Event.EXIT_FRAME. (May 22nd, 2009)
  • The MovieClip life cycle revisited. From Event.ADDED to Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE. (June 15th, 2009)
  • RTSP in Flex (Apr 20 '09)

Tools

• ActionScript/Flex/AIR Code Quality Measurement Tools (December 7, 2009)

FlashDevelop

• http://www.flashdevelop.org/
• Desc. : offers first class support for ActionScript (2 & 3) and Haxe development
• License :

• Readings
  • Official documentation
  • How to make FlashDevelop use 32-bit JRE? (Jul 31 '14)
    • ${FLEXSDK_HOME}/bin/jvm.config

Flash Builder

• http://www.adobe.com/products/flash-builder-family.html
• Desc. : a development environment for building games and applications using the ActionScript language and the open source Flex framework.
• License : Commercial

• References
  • Using Flash Builder 4.6

FlexPMD

• http://sourceforge.net/adobe/flexpmd/
• Desc. : a tool that helps to improve code quality by auditing any AS3/Flex source directory and detecting common bad practices
• License :

Adobe Scout

• https://www.adobe.com/products/scout.html
• Desc. : a lightweight but comprehensive SWF profiling tool designed for Adobe Flash game developers.
• License :
• Readings
  • Getting started with Adobe Scout
  • Adobe Developer Connection/Adobe Scout