The new Adobe software code named Thermo has been demoed at conferences and online quite a bit since Max last year. It is still very much in pre-release development however Adobe have released the actual product name for Thermo – Flash Catalyst. I think it is a very good name due to the very nature of where the tool sits within the new CS4 suite and upcoming Flex 4.
If your not familiar with what the application offers, it works with the new FXG format that Adobe is integrating with Flex 4 code named Gumbo and CS4 apps. It’s a new application to aide in the designer developer workflow. Designing and prototyping interactive apps destined for build in Flex or AIR has always been tricky. Designers have great ideas but can’‘t always realise their vision without code and have to rely upon static images, this falls down when creating rich immersive content with Flash, Flex and AIR. Flash Catalyst aims to fill that gap.
Those who are lucky enough to attend the keynote session at Max will get a disc containing a pre-release demo of Flash Catalyst and trial serial number.
I’m really excited by the prospect Flash Catalyst offers, so please share any thoughts positive or negative with the community and the Adobe team so they can make Flash Catalyst a success.
Flash is now a platform for full end to end RIA development for cross platform development and soon mobile.
