Some advice from a long time lurker.

Quote Originally Posted by Tea_J View Post
1) AS2 will be supported in the next 1 or 2 versions of flash? If ever there is another version *sigh*
2) Will flash all together still be here in the next 10 years?
3) Will Flash Players be on desktop systems, and perhaps optional support on mobile? although the latter seems very bleak given that Adobe is not wasting time anymore on developing Flash players for the many different mobile devices and configurations .. but F that ill require my clients to have a laptop - at least this is an option for me
4) and more importantly for me, WILL FLASH PROJECTORS (executable) still run on Desktop systems in the next 10 years at least? because this is really my thing, i develop GUI and data validators on Flash in EXE form , sometimes wrapped by a compiler such as FlashStudio Pro.. and then offer to my clients an optional interface (Limited features) for the browser. All powered by PHP/Apache/MySQL backend.. This is the bulk of my past, current, and future projects ...
Only time can answer those questions.
2-4 years ago people were talking about how Steve Jobs was an idiot and will eventually put flash on iDevices.
8-10 years ago I thought flash was going to take over the internet and thought I would have the same hair line I did in college.

In your situation as long as you are getting paid do what you need to. Always keep adding new skills to your talent arsenal because our industry is based on technology which changes very fast and is unforgiving to the under-qualified.