Andrew Shorten @ Adobe

Please complete the Flex survey!

Further to my earlier post about shaping the future of Flash Builder by submitting feature requests, another way which you can help us is by completing our online Flex survey. Answers to the survey questions will help us determine the future product roadmap for the Flex SDK, Flash Builder and Flash ...

Help shape future versions of Flash Builder

There are a number of different sources of information that we use when planning future versions of our tools, including, but not limited to, feedback gathered via pre-release programs, customer surveys, sync-dev meetings, product forums and in-person discussions at conferences, etc. For Flash Builder, we also actively request that developers log ...

Updated build of Flex Builder for Linux available

The current alpha release of Flex Builder for Linux is due to expire on December 1st 2009, so if you are developing with this you'll need to download the updated build (alpha 5) that we posted to the Adobe Labs website today. The updated build of Flex Builder for Linux does ...

Want to join the Platform Evangelism team?

Following my post yesterday about my new role as a Product Manager for Flash Builder, my departure from the Platform Evangelism team opens up an opportunity for us to hire a new evangelist. Whilst we’re not yet listing the opportunity on our jobs website, we’re definitely interested in hearing from you ...

New role at Adobe

Over the last couple of years I’ve had the pleasure of being part of the Platform Evangelism team at Adobe – a smart, diverse and unique group of people who care passionately about Flash and who genuinely like helping others learn about new technology. A big part of that role has ...

Adobe MAX session: Flash Catalyst and Builder workflows

At Adobe MAX this week, I presented a session entitled "Working with Flash Catalyst Projects in Flash Builder 4" - the recording for this is now available for playback on Adobe TV and I've posted the slides below. The presentation builds on the Exploring ...

New resources for Flash Catalyst and Builder beta 2

Today we released the beta 2 versions of both Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder on Adobe Labs - if you looked at either of these products at beta 1 but felt they were a bit early for regular usage then I'd encourage you try out these news builds. With lots of ...

FOTB video on the Future of Flash

At Flash on the Beach in Brighton this week I spoke with a number of Flash designers and developers, asking what they wanted to see for the Flash Platform in the future - here is what they had to say (3 minute video): [kml_flashembed publishmethod="static" fversion="9.0.0" movie="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6706272&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" width="450" height="248" targetclass="flashmovie" allowfullscreen="true" ...

FOTB video on Flash Catalyst

At Flash on the Beach in Brighton this week I spoke with a number of Flash designers and developers, asking their thoughts on how Flash Catalyst might impact their workflow for producing rich Internet applications - here is what they had to say (3 minute video): [kml_flashembed publishmethod="static" fversion="9.0.0" movie="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6706470&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" width="450" ...

Upcoming user group sessions at Skills Matter

Following on from the inagural meeting of the Adobe RIA usergroup at Skills Matter in London last month, details of the next two sessions have been published. The first is an Introduction to BlazeDS and LCDS, taking place next Wednesday (23rd), which will include information about LCDS 3 and the data ...