What is Adobe Flex? Is it just Flash II?
- by Adam Davis
Question
Alright, I'm confused by all the buzzwords and press release bingo going on.
What is the relationship between flash and flex:
Replace flash (not really compatible)
Enhance flash
The next version of flash but still basically compatible
Separate technology altogether
???
If I'm starting out in Flash now, should I just skip to Flex?
Follow up
Ok, so what I'm hearing is that there's three different parts to the puzzle:
Flash
The graphical editor used to make "Flash Movies", ie it's an IDE that focuses on the visual aspect of "Flash" (Officially Flash CS3?)
The official name for the display plugins (ie, "Download Flash Now!")
A general reference to the entire technology stack
In terms of the editor, it's a linear timeline based editor, best used for animations with complex interactivity.
Actionscript
The "Flash" programming language
Flex
An Adobe Flash IDE that focuses on the coding/programming aspect of "Flash" (Flex Builder?)
A Flash library that enhances Flash and makes it easier to program for (Flex SDK?)
Is not bound to a timeline (as the Flash IDE is) and so "standard" applications are more easily accomplished.
Is this correct?