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Captain_Planet1
Participating Frequently
January 23, 2013
Question

Continue with Adobe AIR or redevelop with HTML5?

  • January 23, 2013
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Hi, folks.

I've got 6 apps which are sitting nicely on the Apple AppStore.  They've been on for a year or so now, and I've not done any development in that time.  As technology has advanced quite rapidly, I'm now looking at updating these both content wise and possibly technology wise.  The reason being I want them to be as cross-platform as possible!

The question I need answering is:

Do I just update my apps and recompile with Adobe AIR?  Or do I redevelop with HTML5?

Note that my apps don't use any device capabilities.

I guess I want to know if AIR has a long future in mobile/tablet development, or if I should just switch technologies now?

Is Adobe Edge the way forward?

Thanks for your opinions and guidance on this.  I've been out of the loop for a while and need some guidance.

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gtr
Inspiring
January 24, 2013

Captain_Planet wrote:

I guess I want to know if AIR has a long future in mobile/tablet development, or if I should just switch technologies now?

I appreciate the updates that Adobe has been making to AIR for iOS. And they are continually updating (cross-platform, of course) so I take that as a sign they are committed to AIR for mobile.

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Captain_Planet1Author
Participating Frequently
January 24, 2013

Thanks for the feedback, folks.  Much appreciated.

I'm getting the feeling that I'm probably best sticking to AIR.....certainly for the minute anyway.  It kind of confirms my thoughts that there is no definitive single technology at the moment for developing future-proof cross-platform mobile apps, and that the choice is really still up to developer preferences/interpretations. 

Many thanks.

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ChristopherTotty
Inspiring
January 23, 2013

We put a pretty heavy investment into Air while developing a number of very intensive iOS/Android apps.  At the time, it appeared to be the best option available.  Currently, it is obvious that Adobe is shifting much of its effort toward HTML 5, and through their purchase of PhoneGap, they are offering an alternative to Air that is gaining capabilities at a swift pace. 

I believe at this time that Air is still the best solution for us in building cross-platform mobile applications.  However, for any applications that can fit within the ever growing realm of PhoneGap, I believe it will be the better, and more supported, solution in the future.

Colin Holgate
Colin Holgate
Inspiring
January 23, 2013

Something to take into account its that there are weekly updates of AIR and Flash Player. I don't think PhoneGap is updated that often.

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