Apache Flex
Apache Flex (formerly known as Adobe Flex) is a set of software tools and libraries for the development and deployment of Flash-based, cross-platform RIAs (Rich Internet Applications). The user interfaces are created using MXML (an XML-based markup language) and the tools from an SDK which is available from Adobe for free.
Advantages
- More suitable than Flash to create UI applications
- Supports stateful applications
- Does not require deployment (it creates live applications)
Disadvantages
- Lack of support for accessing local files
- Lower performance when dealing with many data records
Components
- LiveCycle Data Services
- BlazeDS
- ColdFusion Extensions
Development tools
- Adobe Flash Builder
- Adobe Flash Catalyst
Projects developed with this technology
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