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Flash Builder vs Flexbuilder 3 for Actionscript only projects

Hi Right now Flexbuilder 3 is my editor of choice for all as3, xml ,js editing.

I'm not 100% convinced that I need to upgrade to FlashBuilder. Also early betas seemed a bit sluggish compared to Flexbuilder3.

Does anyone who has made the upgrade have any convincing reasons? Was it worth it?

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With regards to your comment about performance, I personally think it feels snappier than FB3. I have actually been using it for quite a while, and am really liking the small things, e.g.:

  • Abbreviated type and variable lookup: Typing TFAS will auto-complete TextFieldAutoSize. Same goes for hEF, which will auto-complete handleEnterFrame() (if you have created such a method.)
  • Vector auto-completion: If myVector is a Vector.<DisplayObject>, typing for example myVector[0].tra will now complete myVector[0].transform.
  • Cmd/Ctrl + O will open an outline view similar to FDT's quick outline. The abbreviated lookup works in this view as well.

And of course, the bigger stuff includes improved navigator panel/package explorer, profiler and Flash CS5 integration.

richardolsson  2010-04-05 14:38:02
thanks for the feedback. Have you tried the new SourceMate plugin? Are FlashBuilder projects reverse compatible with Flexbuilder 3...or is it one way only (ie from FB3 to Flash Builder?
eco_bach  2010-04-06 01:52:20
@eco_back I have tried SourceMate, and have it installed. It's nice, but not a game-changer in my view.
richardolsson  2010-04-06 08:16:14

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