Flash MiniBuilder is a lightweight IDE created for developing programs written in ActionScript 3. Flash MiniBuilder is itself written in ActionScript.
Two of the main raison tobe of MiniBuilder are:
provide a completely free and cross platform alternative for developing ActionScript projects.
provide an editor with a small footprint that would eventually run on smaller computers like netbooks [...]
FDT is a plug-in, designed to be used with Eclipse. You can develop Action Script 3 projects, but there is no support form MXML files so far. It’s a good tool, so try it your self, and share your experience with us.
A just take from the product official web site FAQ, and [...]
This near-feature-complete Flex Builder 3 beta 2 release will provide you with an opportunity to explore powerful new features, communicate early feedback, and test existing Flex applications with the latest Flex 3 framework.
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What did Adobe announce regarding Flex?
On October 1, 2007 Adobe announced the public availability of Flex 3 beta 2. This is the second [...]