====== Flash platform based application development======

Advantage of Flash:
  * swf output file is supported on web and desktop, even on mobile environment
  * swf can be further converted into ".app", ".exe"
  * swf can be further converted into AIR package, which supported on Win, Mac, Linux and web
  * Flash has actionscript (coding) and rich-interface components, good for fast easy UI app creation
  * swf can be created used open source app with xml files
  * swf can be dynamically generated on web, like using PHP
  * swf can read and write other media formats like video, sound, text,
  * swf can handle database and xml data

Disadvantage:
  * It is flash, like Java, not fast, small, native enough
  * It is controlled and owned by Adobe

Dev tool:
  * free tool but not for freedom: [[http://www.adobe.com/products/flash-builder-family.html|Adobe Flash Builder]] (IDE) (link for free RIA IDE: [[https://freeriatools.adobe.com/|Flash Builder non-commercial]], Note: you need to wait for Adobe's check and approve, can be considered that as non-free option)
  * free tool and for freedom: [[http://swfmill.org/|xml2swf SWFmill]] [[http://code.google.com/p/minibuilder/|MiniBuilder]] [[http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/|FlashDevelop]]
  * best free option (mxml to swf compiler) (so-called Flex) [[http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Flex+SDK|free Flex SDK from Adobe open-source]]


====== Object oriented Develop with AS 3.0 ======

  - create object in runtime from library <code actionscript>var c:Node = new Node(); 
addChild(c); </code>
  - get and set Object property <code actionscript>
c.x=graph_x;
c.y=graph_y;
</code>
  - function definition <code actionscript>
function drawNode(){
 trace("hello");	
}

drawNode();
</code>
  - array <code actionscript>
var newPos:Array = new Array(2);
newPos=getPos(c);
</code>
  - global variable <code actionscript>
// as long as in the same page, all accessible
</code>

====== ActionScript IDE======

  * MiniBuilder online: http://code.google.com/p/minibuilder/
  * FlashDevelop: http://www.flashdevelop.org/wikidocs/index.php

====== Flash Extended development by other developers======

  * Flash based 3D engine
    * Alternative Platform: http://alternativaplatform.com/en/support/setup/
      * demo http://alternativaplatform.com/swf/demos/mobilephone/mobilephone.swf