CS4 or FLEX Builder for AIR Application?

Hello,
I have installed CS4 and Flex builder 3. I would like to develop some desktop applications, which is the best editor to develop AIR application?
Thank you

I faced a similar choice recently: Flash or Flex for developing CS4 panels.
John Nack advised me to use Flex Builder. He was right. For a desktop AIR application or something like CS4 panels, the Flex Builder IDE is more powerful and helpful. If you're a developer familiar with other programming tool IDEs, like Microsoft Visual Studio, various Java IDEs, etc. then you will find the Flx Builder IDE to be more intuitive.
Flash is a good choice for developing animated SWF panels that are driving things like Flash movies. If you use Flash, you'll have to deal with the Timeline. With Flex Builder, you don't.
They both provide access to Action Script. But they expose functionality differently. Also, Flex Builder provides some data visualization tools, etc. that are not part of Flash.
Mitch

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I'm new to Flex, and I have to say that I'm enjoying it quite
a lot. I think the thing that really helps speed up development is
good tools. Flex Builder 3 for Linux makes a good start at
providing a very nice development tool, but there are a couple of
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writing and launching over and over.
Otherwise, great work, and please get out a new release
soon!

cdelashm wrote:
> I'm new to Flex, and I have to say that I'm enjoying it
quite a lot. I think
> the thing that really helps speed up development is good
tools. Flex Builder 3
> for Linux makes a good start at providing a very nice
development tool, but
> there are a couple of things I'd like to see different
with this tool.
>
> First off, please give me an update site to use to
install Flex Builder. I
> use Red Hat Developer Studio (soon to be JBoss Developer
Studio, Eclipse 3.2
> based), and I can't get FB 3 Alpha for Linux to install
into it. I have been
> successful with base Eclipse Europa and FB 3, but I'd
like to have my IDE tools
> in one frame. An update site would let me add FB 3 into
any Eclipse flavor I
> choose, as long as it supported the appropriate
components.
>
> Next, Design mode for FB 3 is a must. I am very
functional with the content
> assist features in the source editor (and they are
_quite_ good, I must say),
> but design view really helps me preview changes quickly
and rapidly test out UI
> designs. Much faster than writing and launching over and
over.
>
> Otherwise, great work, and please get out a new release
soon!
>
>
Thank you for your valuable feedback. Can you please take 2
minutes to
log an Enhancement Bug in the bug base so we can track your
request and
work on it as we proceed.
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira
(Choose Flex Builder Linux Project)
Thanks
Arun

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