You can now create modules in Flash CS4 using AS3. Â You couldn’t in CS3, but could in Flash 8 using AS2. Â Flash CS4 comes with a new feature in the Publish Settings called “External Library Path”. Â What this allows you to do is point to a set of code, and allow you to compile WITHOUT it. Â This is almost exactly the same as mxmlc’s (Flex compiler) -load-externs compiler parameter. Â We still don’t have -link-report, though, grr….
Category: Flash
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State of the Flash & Flex Developer Market for 2009
This is a post I plan to do yearly, every April.  I originally started it (late last year) because at the time, many were attempting to guess the effects of the economy’s slow decline on the Flash & Flex market.  I was hoping it’d help others who were insecure, those who had only been in Flex a short while feel better, or who were just curious what things really were like out there at the time.  I’m not paid by Adobe to do this; I just love the technology and want others to get involved.  Also, I developed a side business, unpaid, where I route recruiters/employers to my network, and my network to them.  I found it interesting to see what people are hiring for, and I feel it helps me keep tabs on what the market it is doing.  Nowadays, you barely ever hear people questioning whether to use Flex or not; rather, it’s mostly on deciding to use it vs. other technologies.  That said, it’s still interesting to me to see how and what the market is doing.Â
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Creating Dynamic Lists in Flex & Flash
In this article I’ll describe what a dynamic list is, go over the basic parts that make up a list, and show you how to build those basic parts. Â Then, I’ll identify common list building challenges, and how people have overcome them. Â Finally, I’ll show you how to utilize the built-in Flash and Flex classes which allow you to create not just lists, but really powerful dynamic components. Â This article is suited for both Flash and Flex.
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Working With Dean: Flex Designer Developer Workflow
Introduction
I learn something new every project, and this one was no different. Â The one I want to talk about today is that designers can do a lot more in the designer developer workflow than I’ve previously experienced them doing.