Flex 4 Beta Update
The Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 betas have now been out for a few weeks and we're very excited to see so many folks playing with them, asking questions on the forums, and posting examples of what they've done. From the time we first started showing Gumbo we've been monitoring feedback, especially around the experience of using the Spark and Halo components together. While we know that in general using both models together is possible, we've decided that there are a number of smaller things that we can do (many suggested by you) to make the experience that much better for both new and existing users.
We've therefore decided that we need some more time to take your feedback into account, and are going to release a second public beta this fall. This will give us an opportunity to make the enhancements required, and get additional feedback from the community. Given the second beta, we anticipate the release of Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 to move from late 2009 to early 2010.
On the Open Source Flex SDK side, we're planning to host another open iteration meeting in the next few weeks to discuss all of the changes that we're considering. We'll also be looking for feedback on things we can do in our docs and messaging to make sure that users from all backgrounds are successful in adopting Flex 4. Stay tuned here for the announcement of that meeting. And keep using the beta, filing bugs, and communicating with us via the forums!