I’m instructed to develop a project in such a way that it is available for iOS, Android and Blackberry OS platform all at once. A herculean task!! indeed…
I am searching for all the possible development platforms for this assignment. I came across Flex 4.5.1 and the initial thoughts are really positive. Somewhere in SO I read that flex applications suffer from code bloating problem. I dont want such solution; infact memory is an important concern for me.
I want to know which one of the following is the optimum approach:
- Developing using OS specific SDK i.e. xCode for iPhone, Andriod SDK for Android.
- Developing using Flex builder and ignore code bloating.
- Using Flash Builder and developing application in ActionScript.
I would also love to know if there is any other platform / language / API available for me…
Thanks for your time,
Flash Player’s ubiquitous delivery makes developing and packaging mobile applications easy; however, HTML5 / JavaScript platforms such as PhoneGap would also enable rapid cross platform delivery.
Flex is heavier than Pure ActionScript. Depending on what you’re developing, Flash Professional or a pure ActionScript project in Flash Builder may meet needs in a very lean and performant manner.