October 06, 2005
Thank you Macromedia
If you somehow managed to miss the news everywhere else this morning, be sure to head over to the Macromedia Press Room. They've just announced major upcoming changes to the Flash Platform.
Besides the weblogs covering it, you can also find some additional articles here and here.
Some important things to note:
- FlexBuilder 2 (previously "Zorn") will be less than $1000 per seat. No longer do you need to have a server installed to compile .swfs.
- Flash Player 8.5 contains a completely new VM for ActionScript 3 support that offers faster runtime performance and runtime error reporting, not to mention improved debugging. The days of tracking down silent failures are over.
- The future of the Flash Platform is strong. With Macromedia execs joining Adobe, coupled with the latest news, all of the FUD surrounding the merger is thrown out the window.
- IFBIN has you covered. There will be plenty of new technology to learn, but IFBIN will be right in the middle of it all.
FlexBuilder 2 and Flash Player 8.5 will be available as public alphas on October 17, 2005. Mark your calendars and prepare to download, the RIA space will never be the same.
The official release date is "first half of 2006" so it will be some time before the public gets their hands on it.. but this, to me, is probably the greatest thing since sliced bread. Virtually overnight, the Flash Platform is all grown up...
Also, check out the Flex 2 intro as well - lots of good stuff in there!
Comments
Anybody remembers what other player had an 8.5 release and what it introduced? ;)
Although I doubt it will be in FP 8.5.
Posted by: lpmaurice at October 6, 2005 09:27 AM
realPlayer?
Posted by: mad at October 11, 2005 04:44 AM
I'm gonna go with Director and Shockwave 3D on that one.
Posted by: Mani at October 14, 2005 10:57 AM