As of late, it seems that AIR has been gaining some popularity. Popularity that is certainly well deserved. Honestly, I had my doubts at first, but the deeper I get into the book we are working on I am finding it to be a really fantastic platform for application development. One particular application that has me extremely excited is an application entitled Saffron that is being developed by Samuel Agesilas Pastel. Its pretty apparent from what he has shown on his blog that the application looks to be one of the best practical uses of the Flex and AIR platforms. I can't help but notice just how beautiful the application looks as well. The interface seems to be delicately crafted and executed to perfection. Of course I'll have a better idea if I ever get to use the application, but needless to say, this application really gets me excited about the future of AIR.