Announcements

11/29/11

Flex 4.6 Now Available!

We are excited to announce that Flex 4.6 SDK and Flash Builder 4.6 are now available for download. Flash Builder 4.6 includes Flex 4.6 SDK and AIR 3 SDK with support for native extensions.
Flash Builder 4.6 can be downloaded from Adobe.com. If you already have Flash Builder 4.5 installed you will need to uninstall in order to install Flash Builder 4.6. If you require the standalone Flex 4.6 SDK, you can download the build from the Adobe opensource site.

10/12/11

Flex 4.6 Specs Posted!

Flex 4.6 is the next major step in cross-platform mobile application development. With a scheduled release date in the coming months, the new version of Flex SDK will offer several new components and functionality specifically designed to help developers create applications for the latest mobile and tablet devices. We have currently posted the specs for the components that are part of Flex 4.6. Check them out on the Flex SDK 4.6 release page.

06/20/11

Flex 4.5.1 Is Now Available!

To download or find more information about Flash Builder 4.5, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/. To download the Flex SDK, go here.

05/02/11

We shipped Flex 4.5!

It's official! Flex 4.5 has officially hit the market making both mobile and desktop application development easier. To download or find more information about Flash Builder 4.5, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/. To download the Flex SDK, go here.

04/11/11

Announcing Flex 4.5

Today we are incredibly proud to announce Creative Suite 5.5 which includes Flash Builder 4.5, Flash Catalyst CS 5.5 and Flex SDK 4.5! Together, these three products bring developers and designers the premiere set of tooling workflows to rapidly design, develop and deploy rich applications on the web, desktop and now mobile smartphones and tablets. Final downloads will be available in early May. For more information, go to Adobe.com

02/03/11

New Flex Hero Stable Build Posted

A new stable build of the Hero SDK has been posted (build 19786). You can download the build from the Hero Downlaods page.

10/24/10

Flex Hero Preview Builds now available!

Flex Hero Preview builds have been released! You can download the builds from the Hero Downlaods page.

10/06/10

AS Code Coverage Tool For FB released to Adobe Labs

An Actionscript code coverage plug-in for Flash Builder was released to Adobe Labs last week. Please check it out and give us your feedback.

10/06/10

New Hero Specs Are Posted

Several new desktop and mobile specifications have been posted for our next release of Flex. Give us your feedback on Spark DataGrid Accessibility, Mobile Text Components, Mobile Touch Gestures for List and more! Check them out on the Hero release page.

08/26/10

First Hero Open Source Community Meeting

The first Hero Open Source Iteration Meeting has been announced for October 1, 2010! You can find more details on the Hero page.

08/26/10

First Hero Stable Build Posted

We have posted the first Hero Stable Build which showcases new features under development in Hero. This stable build shows off the new Spark Form and Spark Image controls as well as the new RSL Enhancements feature. You can find the build and more information here.

6/30/10

Updates to Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 Released

We have released updates to Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 which support Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2 as well as providing the new layout mirroring feature in the Flex SDK. Download the Flex 4.1 SDK here and grab the Flash Builder 4.0.1 updater now!

6/30/10

Introducing…Hero!

We are proud to introduce the next version of the Flex SDK, code-named Hero! Learn more about Hero here as well as read feature specifications, whitepapers and design documents.

3/21/10

Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 have shipped!

Everyone on the Flex product team is proud to announce that Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 have shipped. You can download the the builds today! Check out the Adobe Developer Center for a wealth of information around the new features in both Flex 4 SDK and Flash Builder 4.

03/11/10

Data Visualization Components are now open source

We are excited to announce that the data visualization components in Flex (advanced data grid, olap data grid and charting libraries) are now part of the free, open source Flex SDK! You no longer need a Flex Builder Professional license in order to use these components. They are available as part of the standard Flex SDK distribution.

02/19/10

Layout Mirroring Flex SDK spec posted

The specification for the "Layout Mirroring" feature to support right to left layouts has been posted. This is a feature that is under development and will be supported after the Flex 4 release.

01/05/10

Flex SDK 3.5 Released

Flex SDK 3.5, the latest official build, has been released and can also be found on the main Adobe.com downloads page with the updated data visualization components. We are not releasing a new version of Flex Builder, but the 3.5 version will work in Flex Builder using the multi-sdk feature.

This release supports the security updated runtimes of Flash Player 10.0.42 and AIR 1.5.3. Additionally, it includes key bug fixes in the SDK, which can be viewed here (please login to the bug system to see this list).

The Flex 3 Language Reference have also been updated to 3.5.

10/12/09

Flex SDK 4 beta 2 available for download

We're excited to announce that the second Flex 4 SDK beta 2 is now available for download! Check out the Labs page and the Flex 4 Open Source page for more details. Also, be sure to check out Matt Chotin's updated What's new in the Flex 4 Beta and Joan Lafferty's Differences between Flex 3 and Flex 4 articles. This beta release also coincides with the beta 2 releases of both Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst.

We received great feedback on beta 1, which we incorporated into beta 2. We hope you'll keep the discussion going on the Labs forums.
Enjoy!
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08/19/09

h3.Flex SDK 3.4 Released and Security Update

Flex SDK version 3.4, the latest production quality release, has been released. You can download it from the Flex Open Source download page. We are not releasing a new version of Flex Builder. However, the SDK 3.4 version will work in Flex Builder using the multi-sdk feature. You may want to postpone updating if you're using the Data Visualization components, they will be available in about a week when SDK 3.4 is posted on the Adobe.com site.

This release supports the security updated runtimes for Flash Player 10 and AIR 1.5. Additionally, it includes key bug fixes in the SDK, one of which addresses a critical security bug (more below), and bug fixes provided by the community.

An important vulnerability has been identified in Flex SDK 3.3 and earlier versions. This vulnerability could result in cross-site scripting. We recommend all users of Flex SDK 3.3 and earlier versions update to the newest version, Flex SDK 3.4. Please refer to this security bulletin for further information.

You can find the SDK bugs that were fixed in Flex SDK 3.4 here.
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06/17/09

Share your experience at the Open Beta Meetings

Open Beta Meeting for new and beginner Flex developers
When: June 22nd at 10AM - 11AM PDT (Find your time zone here)
Where: http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/openbeta/ (Please enter the room as a 'guest' using your First and Last name)

Open Beta Meeting for intermediate and advanced Flex developers
When: June 23rd at 9:30AM - 10:30AM PDT (Find your time zone here)
Where: http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/openbeta/ (Please enter the room as a 'guest' using your First and Last name)

We hope you've had a chance to get your hands dirty with the Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4 betas. You've heard us talk about what's new and what we think is cool, but now it is your chance tell us about your experience with the betas.

We'll be having two Open Beta Meetings - one for new and beginner Flex users and the other for more advanced folks. These meetings will be an opportunity for us to gather feedback from the community. Below we've provided some areas in particular we'd like feedback on, however, this meeting will primarily be led by you.

We'd primarily like you to focus on the workflow and features, so if you have bugs please file these in the Flex Bug System and if your having other difficulties, please also post to the Adobe Labs forums.

Food for thought:

• What was your biggest pain points in the Flex 4.0 beta?
• What were the first problems that you ran into and how did you get around them?
• How is the skinning experience overall? What are the hardest parts? How might it be improved?
• Have you had any difficulties using both Spark and Halo components mixed in the same application? What was the combination, and what were the difficulties?
• The Spark component set and its features are certainly not complete yet, and will not be complete when we release Flex 4.0. But is there anything missing from Spark whose absence is particularly problematic for you?
• Have you noticed any significant performance problems? Which components or scenarios?
• Additionally, what else do you believe is missing from Flex 4.0?

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06/01/09

Flex 4 SDK Beta is here!

We're excited to announce that Flex 4 SDK beta (previously code named Gumbo) is now available! Go check out Labs page and the Flex 4 and Joan Lafferty's Differences between Flex 3 and Flex 4 articles. This beta release also coincides with the beta release of both Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst.

We'll be having an community Open Beta Meeting at the end of June for you to give the team feedback, stay tuned for details. In the meantime, you can discuss the beta on the Labs forums.

Enjoy the beta!
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03/16/09

I12 Open Iteration Meeting

UPDATE: The video is available here.

When: March 24th - 10:15am PT / 1:15pm ET / 5:15pm GMT (duration 45 minutes)
Find your time zone here.

Where: via Connect: http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/oim/ (Please enter the room as a 'guest' using your First and Last name)

We'll be holding an Open Iteration Meeting for iteration 12 (the last iteration) for Gumbo (Flex 4) on Wednesday March 24th. We invite you to join the Flex SDK team as we discuss the developments in this upcoming iteration.

The slides that will be presented are available here. ARB issues and decisions, will be discussed briefly - you can see the updated list at the bottom of the Gumbo page.
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03/04/09

Flex SDK 3.3 Released

Flex 3.3, the latest version of the Flex SDK, is now available for download.

The Flex 3.3 milestone release supports the security updated for Flash Player 10 and AIR 1.5. It is also provides key bug fixes.
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02/26/09

Sandbox is Now Open

The Flex team has created a subversion sandbox for you to show off your Flex skills. If you've got an idea, share it here (in the forums) and your code in your sandbox branch. All you need is to sign a contributor agreement and you'll be on your way.

You can find out more here: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Sandbox

We look forward to seeing what you're working on. As always, your feedback and suggestions are welcome.
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02/06/09

The First Flex Open Iteration Meeting

UPDATE: The video is available here.

When: February 10th - 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET / 6:00pm GMT (duration 1 hour and 15 minutes)
Find your time zone here.

Where: via Connect: http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/foi/ (Please enter the room as a 'guest' using your First and Last name)

We invite you to partake in our iteration kick-off meetings. We'll be reviewing decisions made in the last iteration and discussing the upcoming iteration - what we'll be working on and open issues. This will be a chance for you to give us feedback on these items and to interact with the SDK engineering team.

Agenda
10:30am - 11:15am : Flex team discusses past and future iterations
11:15am - 11:45am : Open up discussion to community for Q&A

Guidelines

• Please review the content to be presented (the presentation and previous ARB notes - bottom of Gumbo page) and post and vote on questions you may have ahead of time here
• We'll only be discussing the SDK - not Builder, Catalyst, Flash Player bugs, Obama, or Flash on the iPhone
• Please keep feedback relevant to this iteration's content
• Fx prefix is an ongoing discussion that will NOT be discussed in this meeting and will be discussed via the forums
• If you'd like to dive deep into the implementation of a feature, we'd like to discuss this with you. However, given the time constraints of the meeting, please mention it during the session and we can continue this discussion via the forums.

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02/06/09

Flex Community Feedback Forum Follow Up

Thank you for participating in the Flex Community Feedback Forum. We had over 200 individuals attend with numerous questions and comments. We'll be working to make sure that the hot button items are addressed.

If you were unable to attend the session, the recording is available here.

We hope you will continue this discussion on the forums and that we'll see you at our upcoming Open Iteration Meetings.

Thanks again, we greatly appreciate your feedback and participation.

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Links to resources mentioned in the session:

Flex Open Source Site
Flex Open Source Forums
Specifications
Bug / Feature Base
Nightly Builds - Flex 3
Nightly Builds - Gumbo