[FLEX-22989] Performance issue caused by enveloping the flex framework itself with each Flex SWF created.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 3.6 (Release)
• Component/s: Flash Integration
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 04/Feb/10 03:38
• Updated: 04/Feb/10 03:38

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1.Create simple flex application with with no components or just only mx:Button (any component) using Flex Builder or command line options

Actual Results:
Minimal file size of SWF created comes to around 273KB, which includes the Flex framework code enveloped together with simple application code.

Expected Results:
Flex framework code should not be enveloped together in the SWF created for the application.

Workaround (if any):
Provide flex framework as a plugin/addon to be integrated to flash player on browser.
This reduces redundancy in the bandwidth usage at large on a user session basis there by reducing the initial load time for a flex application.

Silverlight is at advantage on this respect.