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From the perspective of coding, what are the major improvements from Flash CS4 to Flash CS5?

Amarghosh
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    From the perspective of coding, you generally don't code much in the IDE; although the biggest improvement is the deeper integration with Flash Builder. – poke Jul 02 '10 at 12:38
  • Plenty of people code in the IDE. :P – fenomas Jul 02 '10 at 14:12
  • for folks who don't code using the built-in IDE, please add your pros/cons to your preferred IDE to this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3165466/which-flash-actionscript-ide-to-use-if-one-should-be-used-at-all – ina Jul 02 '10 at 22:26
  • also... I'm especially looking for answers by folks who are currently using CS5 in their regular repertoire (and who have also used CS4, back in its heyday) – ina Jul 02 '10 at 22:27
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    Thats why I love FlashDevelop, it's free! –  Sep 16 '10 at 21:31

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Looking at the list of new features, there a couple of handy ones for coding:

  • Improved Actionscript Editor - you can get autocomplete for custom classes, similar to Flex/Flash Builder

actionscript editor

  • Flash IDE - Flex/Flash Builder round tripping:

flash-flex integration

Don't know how handy the Code Snippets is, but I there is a CS4 Panel available. I think Julian Dolce showcased some round tripping between Flash IDE Flex/Flash Builder using Ant at FOTB '09, but don't know the url. You might find the mobile profiles handy or the TLF integration as well. More features here.

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I would recommend you to get the CS5 trial and give it a try. If you are mostly working with AS3 code then the upgrade could be better. I was using flash-builder( on as3) + cs4 (flash timeline) but the workflow is not so smooth as for Flex apps.

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