I wasd just reading some comments about the announcements yesterday on ECMAscript.

It seems that Adobe's attempt to make ECMAScript 4 standards based around AS3 have failed, which is a pity but understandable in the circumstances.

One of the comments on Josh's Blog was comparing Adobe (AS1, AS2, AS3, JSFL, MXML, Lingo, ColdFusion, etc etc) and Microsoft Languages (C#, Silverlight, ASP, XNA). This made me wonder what it would be like to have AS3 as an option in ColdFusion to replace CFScript. OK so I know we can already use AS3 in CF8 as a client language but what about the server?

Is there a need to standardise in this way? Do the things I want to do on the client have enough commonality with what I want to do on the server to use the same language?

What do you think?

Update

One theme is recurring in new stuff from Adobe.

Integration.

I just saw a presentation on a new Flash Component Kit for CS which allows you to easily make Flash movies that integrate fully with Flex.

It should be available on Adobe labs on Monday.

Now, finaly we can see what's in the box!

Well the announcement has effectively been made with these URLs.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070327/20070326006250.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070327/20070326006346.html?.v=1>
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070327/20070326006345.html?.v=1>
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070327/20070326006347.html?.v=1>
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070327/20070326006348.html?.v=1>

We are hoping for a good turnout tonight at the TVCFUG to see what can be done with the new software. If you want to come along be sure to send me an email or leave your name below. Adobe are offing a copy of one of the new packages as a raffle prize. So here's your chance to get a free copy. And if you don't win there is Free Beer.

If you arn't in the Thames Valley, there is likely to be an event near you wherever you are.