Zusammenfassung der Wortmeldungen von mitunter recht namhaften Flash-Aktivisten: Flash MX2004 schmiert auf zahlreichen Plattformen recht häufig ab, Performance läßt zu wünschen übrige, spärliche Doku sei beschämend und GUI wäre nicht so gelungen.
Performance. While not nearly as bad as DW, Flash (and Fireworks) do slow down to a crawl after a few hours of working with them. [...]
Documentation. It's obvious to almost everyone that management had a day in mind for the release of MX 2004, and even though they weren't ready, they were released. The fact that the documentation wasn't ready simply undercores this point, and makes MM look real bad. [...]
Unstable as in.. *poof* bye-bye flashMX2004 on my screen.. [...]
this release has made me SERIOUSLY consider how the government might step in to regulate the software industry... like putting ratings for stability. [...]
agonizingly slow AS editor scrolling (about 3 fps on my 500MHz G4, 6 fps on my dual 1 GHz G4) [...]
However, I'm discovering that the learning curve is much steeper than with past upgrades. This of course is amplified by the missing documentation and lack of sample files mentioned above. [...]
all in all i like quite some features, but the overall impression so far is that 2004 was developed in a hurry. [...]
I can't believe they released it with so many bugs, and very little documentation and support. It's clearly a beta release the corporate heads pushed out the door way too early. There's no real explaination or direction on the way the technology is going. [...]
I'm 31 years old and I can honestly say that I've spent more time in front of a screen working in Flash3, Flash4, Flash5 and FlashMX than I have spent driving my car(sad life?). This release has so many TOTALLY bloated features that I have a hard time finding the steering wheel. Of course with any new software release there is a learning curve, but this.....man, this is just OVERKILL. [...]
Most of the DRK components have disappeared. We all understand that the architecture of the DRK components differ from the V2 components and that they are incompatible with Flash MX 2004. However, it is unacceptable not to replace them with Flash MX 2004 compatible ones. [...]
Deteriorated support for Flash Remoting and Coldfusion integration. The Flash Remoting connector, that was part of the Firefly components has been removed. This is not only a step backwards in development time and application speed, but it also signals a confusing message. The end of Flash Remoting? With the introduction of Royale in sight, the end of Coldfusion as Macromedia's premier application server? [...]
lack of good code examples. When DRK 3 was released, it was mentioned that all new components would be accompanied by fla-examples for each and every method of the component. This was true, and a great improvement compared to DRK1 and 2. With DRK 4 and Flash MX 2004 all examples are gone. [...]. Put the action where the mouth was and reintroduce a very good habit. By the way this will dramatically reduce the Flashcoders list when it comes to Flash MX 2004. [...]
User Interface - Frustrating. I thought Flash MX had a few quirks, but 2004 is ridiculous. [...]
Most Existing v.5 & MX6 workspace bugs still there. [...]
Wasted valuable screen real-estate on pointless interface shadows, highlights and curves which cause... [...]
If I was MM, I wouild consider who is driving such upgrade thinking...they may be forgetting that the vast majority of Flash developers are just that, not Java developers, not full time RIA developers. MM may have lost sight (just a bit!) of what made Flash so popular with developers in the first place... [...]
Major discrepancy between what the Flash development team thinks what Flash users want and what we really want. This explains the removing of lots of features Flashers depend on in their daily work and adding stuff nobody cares about (e.g. behaviors panel). Furthermore, stability and good documentation are the most important elements of a professional tool. A new version should contribute to the efficiency of our workflow instead of being a source of frustration and stress. In short, there is a big gap between the expectations of the community and the realizations of the Flash development team, despite the input of a bunch of Team Macromedia members. [...]
I could go on, but these days I have to allow an extra hour each day for unnecessary FlashMX2004 related time wasting nonsense, so I'll end it here with this... [...]
Der fairnesshalber sei erwähnt, dass viele einzelne Elemente der Flash-Technologie loben. ActionScript 2 wird geradezu gefeiert. Trotz der zahlreichen Kritik, wollen viele das Update mitmachen. Aber angesichts der bislang herrschenden Ruhe im Bloggerlande, bin ich überrascht über diesen plötzlichen "Backlash".