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Fixed: "An internal build error has occurred" with FB3 & Galileo
September 29 2009
James Ward surprised us today with a patch for Flex Builder 3 that makes it work with Eclipse Galileo. James solved the dreaded "An internal build error has occurred" problem. His solution was to replace ProblemManager with his own... read moreAugust 12 2009
It won't be ready for prime time this year, and probably not next year, but the HTML5 specification is firming up and current implementations suggest a that HTML5 will be a strong platform for RIAs. People familiar with other versions... read moreCertified Adobe Flex 3 with AIR ACE
August 06 2009
I've joined the growing number of people with this certification. Candidates are allowed 85 minutes to answer 50 questions when they take the exam. I was given the orientation, answered a short quiz, took the test, reviewed my answers, was... read moreJuly 14 2009
dl { margin: 1.12em 0 } dt { margin-left: 20px } dd { margin-left: 40px } Web servers will transport data more quickly if compression is enabled. The degree to which compression speeds up data transfer is data-dependent; many... read moreFlex, Silverlight, GWT and JavaFX Job Trends
July 10 2009
Here are the results of a query on RIA job trends on indeed.com: One naturally has many questions about the data: what geographic area does it represent? How are duplicate postings handled? ... and so on, however the trend lines... read moreJuly 02 2009
SourceForge's FOSS project of the month of June was Silex. From the SourceForge writeup: "Silex is an open source RIA that enables you to build Flash websites for Flash Player 7, 8, 9, and 10. Silex is a new kind... read moreEclipse / Flex Builder Undelete
June 22 2009
Regardless of whether you use Windows, Mac or Linux, if you delete a file in an Eclipse or Flex Builder project, the file does not go to your Trash. Fear not! You can retrieve these missing files. Eclipse keeps... read moreFlash Builder, Linux and Winning the RIA War
June 17 2009
Summary: Adobe should address developers with a marketing program that is separate from their designer marketing program, and offer products aimed at hard-core developer interests. The goal would be to leverage the influential developer community to drive sales of products... read moreMay 29 2009
Flex Builder complains when a CSS definition exists for components that are not used in a project. I do not find this helpful.If you click on the filter button in the Problems panel, a dialog will appear that allows you... read moreMay 03 2009
Sometimes I wish Flex had the equivalent of the 'Display Element Information' feature of the Web Developer plugin for Firefox. It is often useful to see exactly where the boundaries of a container are, and selected information about a component... read moreApril 10 2009
You might be surprised to know that Flex can create a JavaScript function and call it on the fly. For example, here is a snippet of ActionScript that shows how to obtain the URL of the page that invoked a... read moreFree Flex Builder for Unemployed, Students and Faculty
April 06 2009
Adobe has a terrific offer for unemployed programmers and students: a free, fully enabled copy of Flex Builder 3! See for yourself at https://freeriatools.adobe.comThe criteria for unemployed programmers is:To receive the product under this program, you must attest to the... read moreActionScript and MXML Pretty Printer
March 17 2009
I previously blogged about the importance of coding standards, and offered my opinions on what beautiful code looks like. Regardless of whether you accept my code formatting conventions for yourself or not, there is an excellent Eclipse plug-in that can... read moreMarch 11 2009
FlexMDI is an excellent floating panel implementation.If you have tried other floating panel implementations then you know they leave much to be desired. DragPanel is awkward to work with, and does not provide much functionality. SuperPanel is very slow and... read moreActionScript Data Structure Performance
March 11 2009
As I have previously reported, lots of Java programmers are adopting Flex. One question that Java programmers always ask is "where are my beloved collections classes?" First, the good news: this blog will point you to some excellent collection classes,... read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
