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Adobe AIR, Webkit and XML

Jonathan Snook
April 12, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Normally, when working client-side within a web application and there's a need for data exchange, it feels very natural to use JSON as a data exchange format. It's easy to take a string from the server, convert it into a JavaScript object and then access what we need out of it. But maybe there's a better way.

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json
webkit
xml

On-demand Seminars from Adobe

Jonathan Snook
April 1, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Sometimes it can be difficult to find quality resources to learn about all the functionality you need to know to build your rich internet application. Luckily, Adobe puts a great deal of effort into providing plenty of learning material for the community.

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air

Misconceptions about AIR

Jonathan Snook
February 5, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (5)

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.

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air

Learn about Adobe AIR and Silverlight

Jonathan Snook
January 28, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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.

Am I rich?

Jonathan Snook
January 21, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (4)

Rich Internet Applications may have finally earned themselves the ubiquity it deserves since being coined by Macromedia back in 2002. My name is Jonathan Snook and these are my initial thoughts on the state of RIAs.

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air
ria

Using Flash Remoting for Authentication to your AFCS/Facebook AIR Application
Russ Ferguson

If you have had an opportunity to look at the Adobe Flash Collaboration Service (AFCS) you could see that there is a huge opportunity to do interesting multi-user applications without needing to write all of the server side code. However... Continue Reading
Decorator Design Pattern
Sean Moore

Overview Purpose of this article The goal of this article is to help you gain a better understanding of the Decorator design pattern. The Decorator pattern is used to attach additional responsibilities to an object at run time dynamically. Decorators... Continue Reading
Flash to iPhone
Veronique Brossier

The proliferation of cellular phones has revolutionized the way we communicate with one another and is the foundation for a more mobile lifestyle. Adobe, a long time player in rich internet applications, wanted to, once again, be an active participant.... Continue Reading
AIR 2 Enhancements Complete Overview
Elad Elrom

Adobe just released public information about AIR 2.0 and added new capabilities that better tie with the operation systems which gives your application more control while increasing performance. The new version will be deployed on Flash player 10 using Flex... Continue Reading

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