Adobe Flash Builder 4 is a development IDE for building RIA applications based on Flash Platform, it is an Eclipse-based IDE, already contains the Framework Adobe Flex 4, has advanced features to increase productivity in the development of RIA applications. What few people know is that Adobe offers free Standard version of Flash Builder for students, teachers, unemployed, and if you want to use to disseminate technology.

What few people know is that Adobe offers free Standard version of Flash Builder for students, teachers, unemployed, and if you want to use to disseminate technology.

To purchase your copy, simply fill out the form at the following address:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/free/index.html
If you wanted other tools like ColdFusion Builder, follow the link:
https://freeriatools.adobe.com/

Adobe Flash Builder 4 Features

• Data-centric development with Introspect Java, PHP, Adobe ColdFusion, REST, and SOAP services to display methods and properties in the new Data/Service Explorer.
• Integration with Adobe Flash Catalyst.
• Network Monitor (Premium edition only).
• Command line build (Premium edition only).
• Flex unit testing integration (Premium edition only).
• Automatic generation of common code.
• Code refactoring.
• Rich visual layout.
• Debugger improvements.
• Custom templates in new MXML, ActionScript, and CSS files.
• Flex Theme Browser.
• ASDoc support.
• Adobe Flash Professional workflow
• Skinning and styling enhanced
• Part of Creative Suite 5 Web Premium.

This post was originally written several years ago, it was only as a draft and strangely remains current.

Sometimes I see on the Internet some movement “anti-Flash”, something really strange, it seems religion. There is a culture of saying that Flash is a program “to make a ball go” or that “Flash has accessibility zero, this is very far from the truth. it is possible to make extremely complex applications with Flash. And when there is a kind of “dispute” between AJAX X FLASH Flash x Silverlight Flash x HTML5. From time to time there is a new “Flash-killer”, I think they are different technologies and complement. I see the same kind of radicalism in relation to PHP X Cold Fusion, ASP X PHP, PHP X PHYTON, Open Source X Proprietary etc.
I have also been very radical, defending PHP tooth and nail, spoke ill of any other language that was not PHP without even know it, but I realized that those who still think that way, limits their opportunities to major world today no matter what tool you use but how you use the tool, who heard “The bad employee blames his tools work”?.
Always worked with Flash and PHP, when I entered the BANCOOB, I felt compelled to learn Java, was a challenge that could overcome. Shortly after I entered the migration project, which would have to program in C # and Visual Basic, many of my friends simply do not accept into the project. I heard things like, “look at my curriculum and see if it is VB” and called the loose, but the end result was a great experience for me, I was able to grow much.
I have already been many philosophical discussions, and today I have no more patience for it when I see that this conversation tends to radicalism or religion, I lose the will to fully discuss.
Working with Flash since version 5, I followed closely the development of the tool, and the long ceased to be just a “plugin” to become a development platform for several devices. Of course with that, disrespect the competition, which is great. After all we must always move.

Developers who do not work with Flash, underestimate the power he has.

I’m not the only one who thinks this story that “one will replace the other” makes no sense, to own Adobe preaches that the two work perfectly together, so that the Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 already has support HTML5.
The launch of the iPad was the trigger for the so-called “anti-Flash”. it mounted the perfect setting for a healthy discussion, where we could point out the strengths and weaknesses of a given technology and how it can be improved. But what we have seen is just the opposite, I’ve seen several articles and comments from people simply saying “I hate Flash”, sites with sensational headlines(what they did to the post of Lee was disgusting!!!), Each week a different rumor that people believe without checking the sources and the same conversation 5 years ago.

Meanwhile, the client ta little matter if you use this tool or that, what matters to him is that you do the job.

The bad employee blames his tools work.

Flash Camp Brasil - I've been there!!!

About the sessions
First day
Well, full auditorium, all fully prepared and Demian opened the event with an exciting presentation on EFM and how did your dream to make a Flash Camp in Brazil.

Joshua Hirsch Minister of Technology of the Big Spaceship, commented on how your company works and has demonstrated some very interesting projects in which the developer program so even in the latest stage of the project, first you need to buy a machine to smoke.

The second lecture was the Daniel Morena Creative Director of the Agency 32 Bits, about 1.0 Enhanced Reality, that really surprised me, systems showed he made a few years with the Flash Platform using multitouch when not imagined that. I could personally give my congratulations to Daniel Morena.

Second day
O segundo dia se iniciou com a palestra do Sam Rivello, CEO of RMC, biology compared with programming, demonstrated in a simple and objective simulation of biological behavior in programming in Flex 4.

The second lecture was that of Igor Costa, and relaxed and animated, it showed 40 differences considered significant change between Flex 3 and Flex 4.

Tiago Venegas began his lecture by explaining what’s new in Flash Media Server 3.5, demonstrated vorttice, a tool conference that owes nothing to the Adobe Connect, also shown as is done dynamic stream.

Next, Lee explained some news about Flash Player 10.1 and created an example using the Adobe Flash CS5 exporting directly to a native application for IPhone.

The presentation of Cássio Souza began with a story about how the way you work in, then explained design pattern State Machine. You may have used State Machine and did not know.

Daniel Dura told the story of the multitouch and demonstrated how it can be worked in Flash Platform.

The talk of closure of the event was dedicated to the Beck Novaes about OutBox, and in my opinion, was closed on a high note, was simply fantastic, I think one of the best speeches of the event.

This was a summary on how fast it was my adventure in Flash Camp Brasil and the ultimate feeling is that it was very worthwhile, Maceió was perfect for the event and a cry marked the Flash Camp Brasil: “sa porra!!!“.

See more pictures:
http://www.garagem.com.br/novo_garagem/eventos/flashweb/1024/index.php?cd_evento=1227

Recently I started using Ubuntu to develop and carry out some tests with the Flash Platform, I came across the problem of installing Flex Builder on Linux. After some tests and almost giving up, with the help of my friend Wenderson, could solve the problem.

Follow the link for the article detailed how to install Flex Builder on Linux using Ubuntu distro.
http://www.wendersonsouza.com.br/index.php/2009/10/03/usando-flex-no-linuxubuntu/