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Name that Tool (Thermo)
| By Rich Tretola | September 15, 2008 | |
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Adobe has been working on the new Thermo RIA design tool for a while know. It was first publicly demonstrated at MAX 2007 in Chicago. Well, Thermo is a code name for the project and Adobe hasn’t yet revealed what the actual name will be.
So my question to you is, what should they name it?
Here are some of my thoughts.
- Adobe RIAshop – eh, like Photoshop
- Adobe RAD – Rapid Application Designer
OK, I admit, those are pretty weak, so what would you name it?
Topics: Adobe AIR, Flex, Flex 3 (Moxie) | 21 Comments »
September 15th, 2008 at 9:30 am
I hope it’s not “fire” or “earth”, maybe “water” ? What about “Spoutnik” ?
=P
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September 15th, 2008 at 9:30 am
I would call it Adobe Revolutions.
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September 15th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Boring but I bet it’s something like Flex Designer.
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September 15th, 2008 at 11:31 am
If I got a vote, I would vote for Thermo. There’s nothing wrong with keeping the code name – that’s where Dreamweaver came from – and as was demonstrated by changing Apollo to AIR, Adobe clearly has lost all ability to come up with decent product names.
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September 15th, 2008 at 11:32 am
mmmm Adobe RIA designer
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September 15th, 2008 at 11:32 am
take ‘adobe revelation’
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September 15th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Personally, I like Thermo! I think, for once, they should stick with the code name.
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September 15th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
My guess would be something along the lines of “Flex Designer”
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September 15th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I agree. I’m pretty sure it will be something somewhat lame. My guess is Flex Graphic Designer (FGD) or something. Two thumbs up for Thermo, mostly because I think that icon is sweet.
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September 15th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Hmm.. well I think that they need continuity with their brandnames – and they’ve kept that. Photoshop, Illustrator, etc… Flex was a break from the rules, largely part due to the fact it was of Macromedia breeding stock. So how about something to bring these two genelines together? What about:
Adobe: Interface
Tells you what it is and what it does all without saying anything.
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September 17th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Will be Thermo!
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:47 am
I like Thermo as well. But, I also liked Apollo. However, I know that the name will not be Thermo so I guess we will have to wait and see what Adobe comes up with.
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September 18th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Is there any supposed release date? Thermo would come in real handy if released very soon, even if in beta
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Rich Tretola Reply:
September 19th, 2008 at 7:37 am
I don’t believe that information has been publicly released yet.
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Lee McColl Sylvester Reply:
September 20th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Shame. I keep lookout as it’s the one application I’m most looking forward to (besides Flex Builder 4).
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September 19th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
AIR is a wonderful name, and so is Thermo, but I’d have to go with and vote for ‘Adobe Revelations’
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September 21st, 2008 at 6:32 pm
How about:
RUI Designer (Rich User Interface)
RIA Designer
Flexed face
SWFr
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September 27th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Depending:
FlashToy
FlexToy
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October 1st, 2008 at 7:21 am
How about Flexpression Studio? j/k
In all seriousness, maybe something like Adobe Rich Interface Architect, which could be then called Adobe RIA for short.
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November 15th, 2008 at 12:23 am
I heard that it might be called Flash Catalyst…. which I think I kinda like
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