Category Archives: Flex

Consulting Chronicles #7: The Priority Pyramid

Posted on April 4, 2012 by JesterXL

Introduction The Priority Pyramid is a tool I use to stay on track with new consulting clients. It prioritizes how, who, and what I engage in at any given time. It can be overwhelming when thrust into a challenging situation, … Continue reading →

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Consulting Chronicles #6: Refactoring

Posted on April 3, 2012 by JesterXL

Introduction Refactoring is the discipline of applying a multitude of small, low-risk techniques to a code base in order fix and improve it. While corroborated by the software community, employing such techniques in a consulting context can be challenging because … Continue reading →

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Positive Notes on Week 3 of P90X

Posted on March 24, 2012 by JesterXL

I started P90X 3 weeks ago for the first time with her majesty. I’m generally a positive person so I thought I’d write down some of my challenges I had and how things have changed in a short time frame.

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Building An Elevator in Box2D

Posted on February 23, 2012 by JesterXL

Introduction It took me 4 days to build an Elevator via Box2D in Corona SDK. I wrote the actual code and API for it in about 30 minutes. Getting the physics to work proved way more challenging than I anticipated. … Continue reading →

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Sencha Ext JS is Viable Technology Choice for Flex Developers

Posted on February 14, 2012 by JesterXL

Below, I describe my experiences with Ext JS after the Sencha Fast Track training, my challenges with doing browser based work in a consulting context, and my thoughts on why it matters to Flex Developers.

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