Adobe Edge, now available for free to download until October. At that point it will go on sale. So what is it? Well it is a similar program to Flash, just not as powerful. It is HTML5 though so I have a feeling this is the direction Adobe is going. My guess is that this and either dreamweaver or flash will merge..similar to what happened with Flex. Here is a table that shows where Edge fits into Adobe’s software development process:<\/p>\n
| Product<\/th>\n | Sample use cases<\/th>\n | Supported technologies<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Edge Animate<\/td>\n | Motion and interaction design for new compositions or using existing CSS-based page layouts, content rotators, simple games, advertising.<\/td>\n | HTML\/HTML5, JavaScript, CSS\/CSS3, JSON, web graphics including SVG, jQuery-based animation framework.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adobe Dreamweaver<\/td>\n | Websites and web applications for desktops, smartphones, and other devices<\/td>\n | HTML\/HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, PhoneGap, site management, FTP, CMS frameworks, SVN (Subversion)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adobe Flash\u00ae Professional<\/td>\n | Immersive interactive experiences, mobile applications, gaming, premium video, advertising<\/td>\n | ActionScript, Flash Player, AIR for desktop and mobile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adobe Flash\u00ae Builder<\/td>\n | ich Internet Applications (RIAs) and mobile applications<\/td>\n | Professional ActionScript IDE, Flex, Flash Player, AIR for desktop and mobile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The platform interface looks very similar to Flash. So this looks like it will be very easy to learn if you know Flash and HTML.<\/p>\n |