topic Re: What's after Flex? in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions

What's after Flex?

Anonymous User — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:17:55 GMT

Hi all -

I'm getting my organization's web mapping life up and running. I understand that Flex is being sunset. What should I be developing in instead?

Re: What's after Flex?

SuzanneKelly1 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:24:47 GMT

Flex will be supported for 2 more years. However, I am currently looking into Geocortex as a middleware. When ArcGIS 10.3 is released it will have a web app builder bundled in for you to use. I would wait until SP1 to migrate. Everything moving forward looks like HTML5 and Javascript. That's all I've seen/heard so far.

Re: What's after Flex?

Anonymous User — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:51:48 GMT

It's just that Flex is free. Geocortex, not so much.

Have you heard any ETA on 10.3? I've heard about the web builder, too, but I don't want to wait! 😃

Re: What's after Flex?

TimWitt2 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:55:15 GMT

Joanna,

I would go in the Javascript API direction. It is free and works across a lot of platforms!

Check it out: ArcGIS API for JavaScript

Tim

Re: What's after Flex?

AlexZhuk — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:11:30 GMT

Joanna,

It's seems like Esri answered our prayers: the configurable HTML5/JavaScript-based application is on its way (see Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS)!

Re: What's after Flex?

PaulCrickard1 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:47:50 GMT

JavaScript for sure. Then you can Use REST API via AJAX and hopefully, one day, WebSockets!

Re: What's after Flex?

OwenEarley — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:58:01 GMT

If you are starting a new site and have no legacy apps then definitely go with HTML/JavaScript.

Re: What's after Flex?

Anonymous User — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:19:03 GMT

Awesome - thanks, all!

Re: What's after Flex?

Anonymous User — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:16:38 GMT

Thanks all. Probably using the HTML builder for now. I'm interested in the JavaScript option but I wan tto host on AGO not create a separate web server.