Some Reasons Flex Looks Appealing
James Ward politely pointed out some links where I could see more Flex in action (not the book). After spending some time doing this I started doing a... more »
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Learn Adobe AIR, Part 1: Build A Note Storage App
The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) platform changes the game for web developers, taking standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript,... more »
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A basic PureMVC MultiCore AS3 example using Pipes Utility and Modules
These days I’ve been playing around with the latest cool utility for PureMVC MultiCore AS3 called “Pipes Utility” developed by Cliff Hall. It’s a very... more »
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Things to watch for when Porting from PureMVC to PureMVC multicore
So you’ve built the majority of your application in PureMVC and now you wanna lob a module or two in there. Go ahead. Add that excitement to your... more »
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Learning Flex 3 - Adding Interactivity with ActionScript
We've excerpted Chapter 6 from Learning Flex 3 for InsideRIA readers who may be considering giving Flex a try and who need a get-up-to-speed tutorial... more »
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How to build a AS3 Videoplayer
Nice 2 part flash tutorial creating a as3 videoplayer
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I doubt that BlazeDS scales
BlazeDS is an open source remoting solution for accessing Java objects from Flex applications. It claims to be efficient by using a binary protocol... more »
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Showcase | Visualizing data Roundup
Great collection of data visualization systems.
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Actionscript Filters Assist
Filters Assist is an online tool to compose Actionscript filters in an artist friendly way, and then obtain the sample code to use the achieved visual... more »
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Video: Flex Effects and Skinning
A few weeks ago I presented to developers in the QuickBase Developer Program about making Flex applications look and feel great by adding effects and... more »
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Irresistible Websites Part Two: Playful Sites
When it comes to web style, playful is very, very popular. Cartoonish vector landscapes, cuter-than-cute site mascots and retro typography are popping... more »
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Adobe Air for Ajax Developers review
A review done by a Java developer of the Adobe Air for Ajax Developers platform for developping Rich Internet Applications.
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Silverlight/.NET vs Flash/Flex (or not) and My Silverlight Wishlist
I was going to present an analogy using different types of cars, but more often than not, the analogy breaks down on some key point or carries some... more »
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Very First Steps in Flex Refcard - Available now!
Adobe FlexRich Internet Applications and Flex are taking off. Many developers need to learn Flex fast. This refcard will help readers get started... more »
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Getting Started Project-GraniteDS, Spring Hibernate and Cairngorm part(1)
With the rising popularity of GraniteDS data service as an alternate to Adobe's BlazeDS and LCDS for creating flex based RIAs, with java backend. This... more »
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A Simple AS3 Texture Font for Easier Debugging
via A fixed pitch pixel font with outline for easier debugging. Great for games which utilize direct blitting. Bonus round: static intializers in AS3.
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Get introduced to AIR with this awesome book from Manning
Here is a great book from Manning about AIR development that you might want to check out. Topics include: windowing, menus, file system,... more »
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Encrypting Flex, Protecting Revenue, and Making Cash
I’m going to be showing a number of different encryption techniques, looking at several obfuscators, and showing what an cairngorm modular app looks... more »
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Connecting to an XMPP / Jabber Server with the XIFF AS3 Library
As I mentioned earlier, I am starting to build an XMPP chat client for the XMPP / Jabber community server I set up today. I am using the XIFF... more »
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The future of Actionscript
Yesterday, a small bomb exploded among the Flash programming community - the proposed ECMAScript 4 standard will not become the next generation of... more »
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3x3 pic Flash Gallery sliding
Flash Gallery Slideshow Mini Gallery show 3x3 picture slide from left to right and up to down
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Sending data with LocalConnection in Flash
An interactive example of how to send data from one SWF file to an other using the LocalConnection object in Flash.
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Simulating Gravity Wells in Flash
Pointless but fun, as in fun programming and funny result.
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Ru Roh! Adobe Screwed By EcmaScript Standards Agreement
Yesterday it was announced that The EcmaScript language standards body has killed the draft version, called 4.0 that was the basis of all of Adobe’s... more »
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AS3: Closest Point on a Cubic Bezier Update
I’m porting the classic Graphic Gem for computing the closest point on a Bezier curve to an arbitrary point from C to AS3. The Gem code only works for... more »
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