Flash Builder “Burrito” and Flex SDK “Hero” now available on Adobe.com
Flash Builder “Burrito” and Flex SDK “Hero” are now shipping as part of the Flex 4.5 release. All Burrito & Hero content has been retired from Labs.
Flash Builder “Burrito” and Flex SDK “Hero” are now shipping as part of the Flex 4.5 release. All Burrito & Hero content has been retired from Labs.
New challenges have emerged for application developers with the rapid evolution of mobile computing platforms. The Adobe® Flash® Platform already enables developers to deliver consistent application experiences across multiple browsers and operating systems.
With the introduction of Adobe Flex® SDK “Hero” and Adobe Flash Builder™ “Burrito,” along with the availability of the Adobe AIR® runtime on mobile devices, developers can now build mobile Flex applications for touchscreen smartphones and tablets with the same ease and quality as on desktop platforms.
The Adobe® Flash® Builder™ preview release codenamed “Burrito” introduces new features and enhancements to Flash Builder and provides support for the preview release of the Adobe Flex® SDK codenamed “Hero.”
For a detailed overview of the new features, product enhancements and workflows introduced in Flash Builder “Burrito,” please read Product Manager Andrew Shorten’s What’s New in Flash Builder “Burrito” article.
Adobe® Flex® SDK preview release codenamed “Hero” introduces new support for mobile Flex application development, expands and refines Spark components, and includes some great improvements for large application development. The easiest way to explore the new features included in Hero is to use the Adobe Flash® Builder™ “Burrito” preview release.
Adobe is currently building new mobile development capabilities into the Flex framework. The next version of Flex, codenamed “Hero”, will enable developers to create application experiences that translate well across platforms, and make it easy to build applications that work well on a wide variety of mobile devices. “Hero” will augment a number of existing Flex components with mobile- and touch-optimized skins and functionality, and will also add new components that support mobile-specific UI patterns.