Adobe Systems has co-developed a code library with
Facebook that allows Adobe Flash and Air programmers to use the
social media site in their applications.
The ActionScript 3
Client Library for Facebook Platform is a free and open source
programming language library, which supports the Facebook
application programming interfaces (APIs) including Facebook
Connect.
Bryant Macy, director of product marketing for the Platform
Business Unit, Adobe, said, "Combining social functionality with
the Adobe Flash Platform gives the millions of Flash developers the
tools to create web experiences that are truly differentiated."
The ActionScript 3 Client Library for Facebook Platform is
available immediately as a free download along with developer
documentation and tutorials at
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/Facebook.
Andrew Shorten, platform evangelist at Adobe, said the
ActionAcript software could be used to create desktop applications
that connect to the social media site, so that users do not have to
log into Facebook directly.