Now that we have already had the Flash on the iPad discussion, let's take a different look in discussing the iPad. (Please don't start the Flash iPad flame war again) Will you buy one and if so why? Would...
Recently, I was discussing some developer horror stories with some co-workers. Kevin Schmidt was telling me about a support/enhancement contract from a major company that he had to walk away from because he just couldn't deal with the code he...
The sign of any true developer is how up to date they are with the ever changing technologies and programming languages. Many developers have told me that they are planning to learn something new this year. Whether it be Java,...
There were many cool advances in technology over the past 10 years. iPod, Facebook, Google, Tivo/DVR, Blackberry, iPhone, etc. This all have undoubtedly effected me one way or another as I am sure they have effected you. However, for me...
The world of technology is constantly in flux and 2010 seems like it will be a very existing year. With the many scheduled releases of exciting new Android phones the re-emergence of the handset wars in the world of mobile...
Flash and the City is a little less than 6 months away, but preparations are being made around the clock to ensure it will be the premier Flash conference in 2010. The conference's main organizer, Elad Elrom, along with...
The Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group is holding an eSeminar on Thursday 17th December at 12 PM EST. Speaker for this eSeminar is Max Antinori and topic is “The Open Screen Project: A Fundee Speaks”. More information here....
A few highlights that came across my RSS reeds today: Adobe AIR 1.5.3 and Flash Player 10.0.42.34 Released (includes scroll wheel support on macs: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ http://blogs.adobe.com/air/2009/12/adobe_air_153_coming_soon.html ECMA Script 5.0 Approved http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/12/08/1416202/ECMAScript-Version-5-Approved You can access the spec directly at: http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm New...
Back in October of 2008, I posted a poll that focused on the many mobile platforms and asked which platform you were most interested in developing for. Since that time Android and Palm WebOS have matured a bit and Apple also updated the iPhone operating system. So, I thought it might be interested to run this poll again and see if the results have changed at all.
This week's poll was brought to us by Amy Blankenship. The Flex Framework supplies a component life-cycle that allows (or forces, depending on your perspective) Flex developers to defer the work necessary to respond to changing styles and properties until...
This excerpt is from Chapter 4 (Spark containers, view states, effects, and styling) of Hello! Flex 4, by Peter Armstrong. This excerpt is published with permission. Session 18 - Effects and Animation - Hello! Flex 4 In this workshop... Continue Reading
I have been developing Adobe Flex-based RIA applications for nearly three years. My prominent need has been for capable RIA photo galleries. I observed over time that most Flex-based example photo galleries resourced photos—either locally or remotely—from photo files stashed... Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, Justin Shacklette published a very interesting two-part article describing the new features of Adobe LCDS 3 (part 1 and part 2). The first article described the model-driven development features, and the second article focused on data... Continue Reading
Over the last decade HTML has been trying to be a better RIA solution. First came CSS, then came AJAX and Web 2.0; but, it is not until now with the rapid adoption of HTML5 that the lines are... Continue Reading
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