Estimates of the total number of Flash developers vary. I've gathered
some online quotes for you. If I had to choose one of these sources as
a reference, I'd go with Macromedia's estimate of 1.6 million Flash
developers.
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"The whole notion is that there are 800,000 to a million Flash
developers out there, and people who develop Flash content over time
should be able to develop content for that service."
Ziff Davis Channel Zone, January, 2004
Macromedia's Newest VP Looks to 'Light Up' Mobile Devices
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdzcz/is_200401/ai_ziff115741
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"Macromedia Flash
The original. The one and only. With the launch of Flash MX,
Macromedia has a solid grip on the market. There are more than one
million Flash developers across the world."
Flash Magazine: Macromedia Flash
http://www.flashmagazine.com/html/560.htm
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"There are about 300,000 CF [ColdFusion] developers compared to about
1,000,000 Flash developers and substantially more DW [Dreamweaver]
users."
House of Fusion: CF-Talk
http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm/method=messages&threadid=26280&forumid=4
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"There are over 1.6 million Macromedia Flash developers worldwide."
Macromedia Developer Center: Using Macromedia Flash with the Sony CLIÉ
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mobile/articles/sony_clie_4.0.html
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"By now, you might be wondering why the 1.6 million or more Macromedia
Flash developers are interested in creating content for mobile devices
like the Sony CLIÉ NX?"
Macromedia Developer Center: Using Macromedia Flash to Create Content
for the the Sony CLIÉ NX Series
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mobile/articles/sony_clie_10.0.html
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"3 Jun 2003
There?s over three million Flash developers in the world - that?s more
than there are Java programmers, said Mika Könnölä at June?s
MobileMonday of the value of Flash as a platform for developing mobile
applications.
Könnölä is the CEO of Animoi Inc, a start-up that offers an unique
tool for converting Flash animations and multimedia apps into J2ME
midlets that run on mobile devices."
Mobile Monday: Over 3 million Flash developers
Flash has potential for mobile app platform
http://www.mobilemonday.net/mm/presentation.php?id=3172
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Google search strategy:
Google Web Search: "million flash developers"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22million+flash+developers%22
Google Web Search: "100000..5000000 flash developers"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22100000..5000000+flash+developers%22
Google Web Search: "number of flash developers"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22number+of+flash+developers%22
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I hope this is helpful. If anything is unclear or incomplete, or if a
link doesn't work for you, please request clarification; I'll gladly
offer further assistance before you rate my answer.
Best regards,
pinkfreud |
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