Actionscript is a programming language that is designed specifically for website animation, it is also the programming language that is used by Flash and so can be used on webpages embedded as an .swf file. Adobe AIR also uses ActionScript helping to develop desktop and mobile applications.
Adobe Edge Animate uses JavaScript which is a computer programming language. It's commonly used as part of web browsers, it is also used in the development of games and desktop and mobile applications.
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One advantage of using Edge Animate over Flash is that Edge is especially great for interactive animations using a combination of HTML5 and JavaScript. As HTML5 becomes more prevalent, tools that make it easier to animate using HTML5 will be important for developers. Another benefit of using Edge Animate is that you can work with Vector images as well as Raster images (JPG, PNG). The strong points for HTML5 are definitely the web building.
Flash, however, will always be a good programme to build games and stream videos (Flash Player) as it's easy to animate things. Since Edge Animate is still relatively new, there are not as many tools as Flash has. This includes less drawing tools and masking. The tween tool is also an advantage of Flash because it makes things easier to create. Many big advertising companies still use Flash for their banners as it is a programme that many developers are used to and can use.
In April 2010, Steve Jobs wrote an open letter explaining the reasons why he would not allow Flash on Apple devices. Some of these reasons are: The rapid battery consumption, lack of good performance on mobile devices, bad security and also stated a desire to avoid any third-party layer of software coming between the platform and the developer. I agree with the reasons that Jobs' stated because Flash would probably only slow the mobile device down due to the demand that it's player has, another point is also that Flash games and applications do not support touch devices which would rule them unusable by iPhone users. Why should Apple risk the glitches that Flash could cause just to allow something that will not hinder or add to the experience of an Apple Mobile Device.
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