Adobe Maximizes the Flash Platform

Adobe Maximizes the Flash Platform
Written By
Darryl K. Taft
Darryl K. Taft
Published: Nov 19, 2008
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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Adobe Maximizes the Flash Platform

Adobe Maximizes the Flash Platform

Adobe Maximizes the Flash Platformby Darryl Taft


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Adobe Flash Catalyst (formerly code-named Thermo), a professional interaction design tool for rapidly creating application interfaces and interactive content without coding.


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Flash Catalyst enables artwork created in Adobe Creative Suite 4 to be imported with full fidelity and quickly converted into dynamic components such as buttons, scrollbars, input fields and more.


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Finished projects can be published directly to Flash Player or AIR. When combined with the next version of Flex Builder, Adobe Flash Catalyst enables design and development to be done in parallel.


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This workflow supports iterative development and delivers higher quality results with faster time to market.


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A look at the code produced by Adobe Flash Catalyst. A preview release of Adobe Flash Catalyst was provided for MAX 2008 attendees, and a public beta version is expected to be available on Adobe Labs in early 2009.


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A look at Adobe “Cocomo” code. Comprised of both Flex-based client components and a hosted services infrastructure, Cocomo allows you to build real-time, multiuser applications with Flex in less time than ever before.

Darryl K. Taft

Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.

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