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Example of Coding in Jaxer

Raymond Camden
February 6, 2008 | | Comments (5)
Raymond Camden
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So continuing on with my discussion with Jaxer, the new product from Aptana, today I got my hands a bit dirty with the code. I've complained previously about the lack of documentation, so please bear in mind that any code sample I show will probably not be 'best practice' - but since there isn't any best practices doc, I can't be wrong, right? (Of course, by the time I post this, I bet there will be one.)

Singularity a New Online Web Conference

Andre Charland
February 5, 2008 | | Comments (1)
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There's a brand new web conference on the circuit called Singularity. The conference looks like to have great line up of web luminaries already including Derek Featherstone, Molly Holzschlag, Joshua Hirsch and many more. There's a twist to this conference though in that it's online.

Misconceptions about AIR

Jonathan Snook
February 5, 2008 | | Comments (5)
Jonathan Snook
Every fledgling technology has misconceptions about it until people get more exposure to it, have used it, have developed with it, and understand the intent and limitations of that technology. AIR is no exception. Robert O'Callahan made a couple remarks concerning AIR, highlighting these misconceptions such as sandboxing applications and the ability to use custom chrome. Jonathan Snook looks to clarify why sandboxing isn't necessary and why custom chrome shouldn't be feared.

AIR API - Introduction to the Clipboard

David Tucker
February 5, 2008 | | Comments (0)
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Native clipboard support is an essential element of OS integration within AIR. Its use can be a simple as copying a line of text from one document to another or as complex as passing references to an array of files from one application to another. In this tutorial I will demonstrate the basics of the Clipboard functionality that is included with Adobe AIR.

Compare JavaScript Compression Utilities

Andre Charland
February 3, 2008 | | Comments (6)
Andre Charland
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Need to check how small you can compress your JavaScript code with various common compression utilities such as Gzip, JSmin, Dojo Skrinksafe, Packer and YUI Compressor? To avoid having to download and install all the various tools you can use CompressorRater to quickly determine which compression technique will be best for your code.

Flex Graphics Tricks Part 2: Blend Modes

Andrew Trice
February 3, 2008 | | Comments (0)
Andrew Trice
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Here's the second installment of my mini-series on Flex graphics tricks. The first one was about using masks with Flex objects to create interesting effects. There are lots of cool thingsthat you can do with masks, but this time I am going to focus on graphics blend modes.

Juggernaut a "Push" Framework with Rails and Flash

Andre Charland
February 1, 2008 | | Comments (6)
Andre Charland
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As web based collaboration apps become more accepted and used it's forcing developers to clients and servers in sync in near real-time. Tools and frameworks that make it easier to keep all instances for a client in sync are very helpful. Juggernaut is a Ruby on Rails plugin that uses Flash sockets to do Ajax "Push".

Jaxer Installation Impressions

Raymond Camden
January 30, 2008 | | Comments (3)
Raymond Camden
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Late last week I discussed the launch of Jaxer by Aptana. Jaxer's idea is simple. Take the same JavaScript knowledge you use in building rich internet applications and apply them to the server side as well. I've taken some time to play more with Jaxer and I'd like to show some of what I've learned so far.

Emerging Trends In RIA

Andrew Trice
January 30, 2008 | | Comments (2)
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The web has moved beyond the traditional website into an entirely new arena. Desktop-capable web applications are emerging for nearly every industry.

A few areas that seem to be exceptionally "hot" include Productivity Applications, Graphics Applications, Mapping, Internet TV, Integrated Development Environments, Messaging and Analytical Applications.

Learn about Adobe AIR and Silverlight

Jonathan Snook
January 28, 2008 | | Comments (0)
Jonathan Snook
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At Web Directions North this week, taking place in the beautiful city of Vancouver, Canada, InsideRIA's very own Andre Charland will be presenting a session on Adobe AIR. Walter Smith will also be taking part in this session to talk about Microsoft Silverlight.



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