currently i am in a process of gathering information about cross-platform mobile development using Flex 4.5 framework (code name “Hero”). I am sure, these days lots of developers are interested in this topic.
For those of you who have experience with Flex 4.5 or higher, what pros and cons.
- Which hardware APIs can or cannot be accessed with flex? Are these the only native extensions available right now? http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/native-extensions-for-air.html (i’d love to see a table with a sum up of what’s )
- Native UI widgets is there any way to use native widgets (access them rather than fake them)? (ie iOS datepicker?)
- Performance – from what i read and saw in demos performance is very good… do you have negative experience?
In general, what are the most important limitations that discouraged you from using Flex 4.5?
Con: Adobe has abandoned Flash player for mobile devices recently. Will it do the same for the Flex/AIR?