Adobe’s Renewed Push Toward Screen Independence
The headline on my email from Adobe today reads “Build for multiple mobile platforms using a common code base.” (http://www.adobe.com/products/flash-builder.html)
Since the National Association of Broadcasters conference where Adobe announced the launch of Creative Suite 5.5, I have been very excited about some of the new integration updates to their products. On the Flash Builder front it is the annoucement that
“Flash Builder 4.5 includes full support for building ActionScript® applications for Apple iOS.”
and
“Flex support is planned to be available later in 2011.”
Also exciting in the HTML & Javascript side, is the integration of PhoneGap into Dreamweaver. PhoneGap is the utility used to convert javascript applications into iOS applicattions as well. With updates to Dreamweaver CS 5.5’s support for PhoneGap, jQuery Mobile, and WebKit we are seeing Adobe’s strategy in REALLY allowing developers to “PROGRAM ONCE and PUBLISH EVERYWHERE.”
To learn more about the updates here is a post from the Adobe blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2011/04/introducing-adobe-creative-suite-5-5-product-family.html
I am really excited about these updates because it means I (hopefully) don’t have to learn all new syntax to be able to build mobile apps for my clients, and I can begin to expand my audience into the really huge market of mobile users.
~ bill king
