Air is a neat idea, but has a little problems in execution. I like the fact
that it is a "cross-platform" but like most "cross-platform"
systems there are problems that arise.
Air's main problem comes with the memory leaks that are inherent in
Flash/Shockwave. Keepin an application open all day will most surely drain your
system resources. Minimizing and maximizing will help a little and clear out
some of the memory, but the leak will still remain.
Plus the non-uniformity of UI standards makes a lot of Air applications
frustrating to work with on a daily basis. Since there are no "standard
control" suites that developers conform to in the Air arena each
application gets it's own look and feel, which can be extremely difficult for
novice users to navigate.
It is extremely simple to create an Air application and have it out to market
... which is nice. But some of the limitations of the deployment system and
development systems should be looked at before choosing if it is the best
environment for you.
Review by dellojoio (7 months ago)
Air is a neat idea, but has a little problems in execution. I like the fact that it is a "cross-platform" but like most "cross-platform" systems there are problems that arise.
Air's main problem comes with the memory leaks that are inherent in Flash/Shockwave. Keepin an application open all day will most surely drain your system resources. Minimizing and maximizing will help a little and clear out some of the memory, but the leak will still remain.
Plus the non-uniformity of UI standards makes a lot of Air applications frustrating to work with on a daily basis. Since there are no "standard control" suites that developers conform to in the Air arena each application gets it's own look and feel, which can be extremely difficult for novice users to navigate.
It is extremely simple to create an Air application and have it out to market ... which is nice. But some of the limitations of the deployment system and development systems should be looked at before choosing if it is the best environment for you.