Monthly Archives: February 2008

Speaking at 360Flex: Making Bling with Flex

Posted on February 17, 2008 by admin

I’m speaking at 360Flex next week, Feburary 25th at 4:00 pm. My topic is officially called “Big and Famous: How to Succeed as an Independent Developer”. My topic will cover: Why and how to become an independent developer Why and … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Events, Flash, Flex | 14 Comments

Flash CS3 Components in a Flex ActionScript Project

Posted on February 17, 2008 by admin

I am a bottleneck at work. It’s made worse by the fact that 30% of my day is spent coding. The rest is working with co-workers on implementation details for projects and working project managers on time estimations & resource … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash, Flex | 2 Comments

Mobile: Flash Player 9 vs. Flash Lite 3

Posted on February 13, 2008 by admin

Peter Elst had a good post updating us on the ecosystem of Flash on Mobile. His point about Flash Lite 3 vs. Tamarin-Tracing got me thinking. As an American, I’m uber-confused on which VM to hedge my bets on. Do … Continue reading →

Posted in Flex | 7 Comments

Going to MIX 2008

Posted on February 13, 2008 by admin

I don’t think I made the business case. Rather, I think my uber-focused CTO wants to see visible proof of Silverlight 2 being a valid platform to build comparable front-ends for video & media players like we already do with … Continue reading →

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Yahoo AS3 Maps API & FlightAware in Flex: Part Deux of Deuuuuuuux

Posted on February 12, 2008 by admin

Uploaded my source code for the FlightAware app shown in my last entry – source | ZIP. I’ve only done a little documentation; aka, on the header of each class. Keep in mind I wrote this in 20 blazing fast … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flex | 3 Comments