Exciting Developments with Hero
I’d like to share some exciting developments with the Hero release (codename for the next version of the Flex SDK).
The Hero release development practices have changed some from the Flex 4 release. The biggest change is that the Hero release is built atop the latest (and as of yet, unreleased) Flash Player and AIR runtimes. Because of this tight coupling, we have been unable to provide nightly builds that showcase in-development Flash Player and AIR features. Once the current in-development Flash Player and AIR runtimes are showcased in a public release, Hero nightly builds will resume. In the interim, we are releasing semi-regular stable builds that showcase Hero feature work not dependent on features under development in the latest Flash Player and AIR runtimes. The first of such builds has been posted!
This build showcases in-development work like the Spark DataGrid (Tier 1), Spark Image, Spark Form, enhancements to RSLs, OSMF 1.0 integration and the SWF Size Report compiler option. Please download the build and play with the features and provide us feedback through JIRA.
Next, we have announced our first Hero Open Source Iteration meeting! This meeting is a gathering of the product team and the Flex community where we share work that has been completed in past Hero iterations as well as discuss whats in store for upcoming iterations. The first meeting will be on October 1, 2010. You can find more details here.
And lastly, a bunch of new Hero feature specifications have been posted! This includes:
We are eager for feedback through commenting on feature specifications and filing bugs in JIRA.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Folks, live-blogging from Day 2 keynote at the Flash Platform Summit, Bangalore. Gotta say, I’m blown away by the absolute success of this event - over 1500 attendees have attended both days to hear all about Flash & Flex development and design. Big props to the Adobe India Flash Platform Evangelism team for putting together such a dope event!
I’ve always known the Flash & Flex community in India was vibrant, passionate and super smart. I finally got to experience this in person. I presented two jam-packed sessions: ‘Deep-dive into Flex 4 & Spark’ as well as ‘Flex & Flash Performance Tips & Tricks’. The turnout was phenomenal and boy did the audience keep me on my toes with tough questions 
Additionally, I’ve seen some amazing Flex apps demo’ed by Indian SI’s, design shops and Flex agencies. These are apps built with Flex 3 as well as Flex 4 - its heartening to see the interest and adoption of Flex 4 and Spark in the Indian community.
Rock on Flex India!
