SuperImage does not abort previous loads in it’s internal Loader. This means those Loader’s no longer have IOErrorEvent handlers. If you do have a case where the image fails to load after you’ve attempted to load a second image, this’ll cause an uncaught exception. This can happen when SuperImage is used within an itemRenderer where multiple image requests can occur during scrolling.
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Make fl.containers.UILoader Use Image Caching
This is not code I’m proud of, nor have I thoroughly tested it. Â However, I know SOMEONE out there will need this, so here it is. Â Keep in mind, she leaks memory like a seive, but for a slideshow that shows to the user for 30 seconds, who cares. Â If you’re bored, you’re welcome to fix/mod/improve/re-write.
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Twitter is How I Obtain Job Opportunities
My first job was obtained via networking with the right people at college. Â My 2nd, 3rd, and 4th job was from Monster.com + my email address in my code. Â I pretty much stopped working W2 jobs in 2004, and started doing full time contracting & consulting. Â Thenceforth to 2007, all my gigs were from networking such as going to industry events, blogging, and my email address in my code. Â From early 2008 to now a new source has emerged: Twitter.
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Flash Player 11: Gaming Platform?
When Director was being overtaken by Flash, you could see the signs by what they were teaching at local colleges, what jobs were hiring for, and activity centers online based more around Flash’ growth vs. Director. The same happened with Flex; Macromedia employee’s typically involved on the Flashcoders email list started to go quiet and a significant amount of new blood, and old, popped up on the Flexcoders email list. Product strategies favored new features for the Flex component set and not Flash.