4.6 — Flash Builder

Adobe Flash Builder 4.6, released in December 2011, stands as a landmark version in the evolution of the Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE). Designed primarily for building rich internet applications (RIAs) using and the Flex framework , this release was pivotal during a transitional era where developers were pivoting from desktop-centric web apps to the burgeoning mobile market.

To complement the IDE, the introduced several mobile-optimized Spark components that significantly improved the look and feel of mobile applications: flash builder 4.6

Flash Builder 4.6 Professional came with a memory and performance profiler. You could take "memory snapshots" to find objects that weren't being garbage collected. This was essential because memory leaks were the #1 cause of mobile app crashes in AIR apps. Adobe Flash Builder 4

Here is an "interesting guide" to the unique features, quirks, and workflows of Flash Builder 4.6. You could take "memory snapshots" to find objects