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I would recommend [Adobe AIR] because it works very well, I just wish there were more resources out there on it to help the onboarding.Incentivized
Initially you may think it’s not worth paying and that there are better free options, which is definitely a lie we once tried to live with. It has everything you may ever need in .NET world, code analysis and debugging works super well and all the SQL/noSQL related integrations are just next level compared to the competition. It’s worth every penny.Incentivized
Adobe AIR supports a lot of commonly needed features for mobile app development.It is fairly stable and consistent once you learn how to use it.It is cross-platform and is supported by some useful third-party plugins.Incentivized
Provides a smooth, efficient IDE for developing .NET applications. Performance has been much better than Visual Studio in my experience.Integrated refactoring tools are really comprehensive and useful.Integrates with other JetBrains products such as TeamCity, Upsource, dotTrace, etc.Incentivized
Over the course of months/years, various security exploits and other issues are discovered and patched in AIR, often requiring you to rebuild and resubmit mobile apps to the various storefronts. This happens often enough that it's worth mentioning as a major con.While development on Adobe AIR seems to be fairly constant, there is very little communication between the community and Adobe regarding the future and general support of AIR. The track record of Flash (and particularly Flash Mobile) does not inspire much confidence that Adobe intends to support Flash/AIR for years to come.Adobe AIR does not seem to perform as well (in terms of raw performance, memory usage, framerates, responsiveness, etc.) as other hybrid solutions for certain tasks. For example using shaders tends to be experimental still, and graphic/animation intensive projects often require the use of third party frameworks such as Starling.Incentivized
Startup time. It takes a while to index big projects.Rarely it loses the intellisense and the only way to get it back is by restarting.Incentivized
Due to the performance and productivity benefits we get with Rider, we will continue to use it for the foreseeable future.Incentivized
Although Adobe AIR is just an SDK without an actual "UI" it's commonly used within Flash, Flash Builder, or FlashDevelop. Considering the integration with Flash IDE, there are very few tools that can compete with its features.Incentivized
Rider is a great IDE with extensive C# refactoring support and .NET-specific knowledge. This is great for building .NET applications but for our purposes, the Unity specific suggestions are really helpful. JetBrains Rider is great as an editing and debugging environment. It reliably connects to the Unity editor and allows debugging, which some IDEs are not as reliable at doing. Incentivized
The support forums and knowledge base are extensive and the JetBrains support staff respond quickly to new posts and help resolve issues. There is also a publicly accessible issue tracking system, which allows you to stay on top of any bug fixes or enhancement requests.Incentivized
Originally, Adobe AIR was the only game in town, and its blend of flexibility in platforms it could publish to (PC, Mac, iOS, Android), ease of use, and familiarity made it the clear choice. Now Adobe no longer supports it, and we’ve found the transition to Harmon unworkable for us.Incentivized
Rider is hands down smoother and way less glitchy than Visual Studio Enterprise. There are way more refactoring capabilities and spell check so that your code is readable, maintainable, and easy to follow. Since Rider is cross-platform, our developers are no longer constrained to only using Windows. We can now get a familiar development environment across Mac, Windows, or Linux!Incentivized
Allows easy porting of functionality and look and feel to many diverse platforms.Shorten development and deployment time.Reduced training and support costs by re-using common widgets.Incentivized
All people using the same IDE makes it much easier to ramp-up and collaborateDevelopment and maintainment can be done in a more efficient wayIncentivized