Being human beings, it’s in our nature to wonder about the things to come in the near future. It’s one of the reasons we’re inventing and innovating as we stride along the yellow brick road.

Hence, as an actionscript programmer, I wonder what the future will hold for actionscript. I’m deliberately pointing the arrow at actionscript instead of Flash, for actionscript has undoubtedly outgrown it’s mothers womb. Among the output formats today are not only swf, but also AIRborne, mobile and native desktop applications on multiple operating systems.

So the question is: where will actionscript be in.. say.. 2020? Will it still exist? And in what form? Will we have actionscript 4? Or even 5? Or is 3 robust and professional enough to withstand a decade of innovation?

I for one cannot go past the thought that it will absolutely still be alive (and kicking, for that matter). I think it even might still be actionscript 3. The flash players will continue to have amazing new features with every new major build, but my guess would be that actionscript 3 is powerfull and fast enough to cope with these options. But.. I might very well be wrong.

Now, since all you actionscript developers out there must have these same wonderings, I hereby invite you to comment on this article and share your thougts. I’m very curious for your replies!