My slides from FITC Toronto 2011. Obviously a lot of supporting code needed for context, but still some good info on their own for getting complex designs into Flex web, desktop, and (some) mobile.
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Integrating Flash Components with Flex Revisited
A reader asks:
…is it possible to integrate a Flash component (like those on http://www.digicrafts.com.hk/ as an example, or any other third party component), with Flash Builder?
At a high level, yes. Any ActionScript 3 component can run in Flash Player 9 on up.
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Adding Dependency Injection to Cairngorm 2.x via SwiftSuspenders (or Robotlegs) for Middle Tier Mocking
Introduction
The following discusses how to utilize Dependency Injection in the Cairngorm 2.x framework, explains why you’d want to do this, and shows the code you need. Included is a brief explanation of how you Mock or “fake” a backend until it’s ready so you can build your Flex app without waiting for the web services to be ready.
Consulting Chronicles #5: Getting In, and Out, of the Industry
Today, I’ll talk about how to get into consulting, what the skills and expectations are, and what can cause you to get out.
What is Consulting?
Consulting in the Flash/Flex world usually consists of 3 tasks that may be related:
- Offer your architecture expertise.
- Offer your code mechanic expertise.
- Augment an existing team.
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