Macromedia Labs: Good resource for Macromedia Software

After Google Labs and Yahoo! Next, Macromedia have also opened Macromedia Labs - a new website that shares an early look at emerging products and technologies from Macromedia.

Macromedia Labs provide early access downloads to new products and emerging technologies. The site also contains technical content including samples, documentation, FAQs, release notes, tutorials, and screen/podcasts. You can also subscribe to Macromedia Labs RSS feeds. Within the Macromedia Labs wiki, you’ll be able to comment on and contribute to best practices documents and code samples.

As part of the Macromedia Labs debut today, developers can download an alpha release of Flex Builder 2 and Flash Player 8.5. The Flex 2 product line and Flash Player 8.5, said Lynch, “are the foundation for building effective rich Internet applications that blend the responsiveness of desktop software, the cross-platform reach of the web, and the breathtaking expressiveness of the Flash Platform.”