With the depracation of Spry what will replace it in DW "Behaviors?"

Question

Considering that Adobe has stopped supporting Spry,
http://blogs.adobe.com/dreamweaver/2012/08/update-on-adobe-spry-framework-availability.htm l
and will almost certainly elide it from future versions of DW any ideas as to what will be the replacement for the “behaviors” such as the “slide effect” that depend on Spry?
VL Branko

Answer 1

VL Branko wrote:
I asked that question because I went to trouble of figuring out how to implement the "slide effect" only to find out it is destined for the scrap yard. This is starting to get old. First I spent the time to learn Adobe GoLive which has now GoneDead then bit the bullet to learn (still learning) DW only to find that now Spry supported Behaviors will go the same way as GoneDead.
Progress marches on. And, if we don't progress it will march right over us.
I think I will try to look for a CSS based solution, it looks to have a longer shelf life.
I mourned GoLive when it's death was announced those years ago, but I'm a much much better designer/coder now that it's gone. I didn't realize at the time that GL was holding me back in such a significant way. It was a crutch for a leg that had healed long ago and I was afraid to leave it behind and take the steps I ultimately had no real pain taking.
Change is in the nature of the internet. The "best new thing" is only the "best new thing" until the "better newer thing" comes along. You really can't rely on programs to do the work for you in this type of ever-changing medium. Whether it's GL, DW or the host of other programs out there, without a firm grasp of current HTML and CSS rules and functionality, the programs will always let you down at some point. Adding a working knowledge of  javascript (jQuery) and  PHP would also be advisable. They've stood the test of time and have only gotten better as they've gotten older.
It is possible (I'd say "very likely" at some point in the future) that something better will come along and replace everything we currently use piece by piece. When that happens, we as professional webguys and webgals will need to change along with it. If we don't, we can get new jobs at the Internet Museum doing tours for all the little nerdlettes that come through the doors to see how grampa used to actually code in H.L.T.M. and S.C.S. (or whatever the heck they were called back then).
The internet forces you to stay on your toes and keep learning, if you have the right attitude, that can be one of the most fun parts of working with it.