When the concept of Rich Internet Applications was formally introduced, it required developers to start thinking about the web a little differently. RIA’s are capable of providing a much smoother user experience, but there are other design changes that we must consider as well….beyond the user interface.
One of the most obvious differences [...]
Cliff Hall hosted his “PureMVC Pirate Radio Conference Takeover” tonight, and I must say it was very cool to hear how the framework is being put to the test in production. Technical (Acrobat Connect) difficulties aside, it’s obvious that PureMVC is the real deal.
Thanks guys, for taking the time to talk about [...]
I have worked some with the AS2 Yahoo! maps components, and the AS2 version integrated pretty well with Flex, but I have been anxiously waiting for an AS3 version.
With only a couple of lines of code, literally, you can get their mapping component working in your own Flex app…
Check it out here:
Yahoo! Maps AS3
The ASTRA website (Yahoo/Flash Developer Center) sums it up best:
ASTRA, the ActionScript Toolkit for Rich Applications, is a collection of Flash and Flex components, code libraries, toolkits and utilties developed by Yahoo! for ActionScript developers. These libraries available under the terms of the open source BSD license.
Yahoo has built components that are available for Flex [...]
I follow Ryan Stewart’s blog. He is well versed in Flex and other RIA technologies, and is employed at Adobe as an RIA Evangelist. His opinions are generally not heavily weighted in Adobe’s favor. There were no big surprises here, but it’s nice to know that we’re moving the right direction.
His post [...]
I ran across a site called FillColors.com that is promoting the separation of style and layout in Flex applications.
The concept isn’t new; CSS Zen Garden has been using a similar tactic for ages to generate buzz around CSS styling in HTML pages, but I think this could be a great way to derail [...]
Adobe has replaced the “Apollo” codename with Adobe Integrated Runtime, or AIR. AIR M4 build is now available on the Adobe Labs site. Adobe has added improved support for HTML as an application base. As I mentioned in an earlier post, AIR also includes integrated SQLLite database for storing data while the [...]
Ted Patrick of Adobe has blogged that he will be releasing details on some of the new features that Adobe is building into Flex 3 next week. He is making some bold statements on Flex 3: “Game changing platform capabilites”, “Trust me, you will not be disappointed.”
Ted also pointed out that [...]
Mike Chambers posted some awesome news today. This is a big step for Apollo and a much needed feature. The Apollo Beta (to be released “sooner rather than later”) will include an embedded SQLite database to aid in the creation of occasionally connected Apollo applications.
I’m anxious to see how the developer [...]
