Adobe Flash Builder

Adobe Flash Builder
Original author(s)Macromedia
Developer(s)Adobe Systems
Stable release
4.7 / December 7, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-07)[1]
Written inJava[2]
Operating systemWindows and OS X
TypeIntegrated development environment
LicenseTrialware
Websitewww.adobe.com/products/flash-builder-family.html Edit this on Wikidata

Adobe Flash Builder (previously known as Adobe Flex Builder)[3] is an integrated development environment (IDE) built on the Eclipse platform that speeds development of rich Internet applications (RIAs) and cross-platform desktop applications, particularly for the Adobe AIR platform. Adobe Flash Builder 4 is available in two editions: Standard and Premium.

Adobe Flash Builder offers built-in code editors for MXML and ActionScript and a WYSIWYG editor for modifying MXML applications. Adobe Flash Builder includes an interactive debugger, allowing developers to step through code execution while inspecting variables and watching expressions. Flex Builder 3 added support for performance analysis. The profiling view displays statistical information about memory use in addition to function call execution time.

Prior to version 4, this product was known as Flex Builder. The name change is meant to signify its connection to other products in the Adobe Flash Platform[4] and to create a clear distinction between the open source free Flex SDK and the IDE.[5]

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  3. ^ "Adobe to unify ColdFusion, Flex, Flash with Flash Builder 4". Ars Technica. March 2010. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  4. ^ Brimelow, Lee (May 15, 2009). "A much needed name change". The Flash Blog. Adobe Systems. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  5. ^ "Adobe Flash Builder 4 at Adobe Labs". Adobe Labs. Adobe Systems. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.