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Evaluation Questions for Flex Programmers
February 25 2010
Sometimes I am asked to interview potential Flex programmers for clients. A common requirement is to assess the candidate's ability to design and develop custom components. Today's blog posting is dedicated to the hiring manager who called after regular... read moreMounting compressed folders / Looping back zip files
February 19 2010
Big file systems make computers run more slowly. This problem is most noticeable for laptops. On a project that I am currently working on, I am using multiple versions of three frameworks: The Flex SDK (source and asdoc), the MicroStrategy... read moreJanuary 27 2010
Java programmers have long been able to embed notes in their code prefaced with TODO or FIXME. Eclipse summarizes these notes in the Task view for quick, easy reference. FIXME is essentially a higher priority TODO reminder. There is a... read moreBashing together Method References
January 20 2010
The ActionScript compiler generates SWFs (Flash applications) by compiling source code for classes that you write and linking in classes from SWCs (libraries) that are referenced by your code. Classes that are not referenced are not included in the SWFI... read moreDecember 22 2009
The software industry has been trendy for decades. Now that the days of green screens are ancient history, and Steve Jobs has contributed black iTurtlenecks to the fashion lexicon, computer fashion is visual as well as intellectual.There are many examples... read moreDecember 16 2009
Flex does not provide a way to temporarily disable event listeners and re-enable them later. You may want to do this to prevent endless loops. For example, when some code modifies the selectedIndex of a List, an event is fired. ... read moreFixed: "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 moreRecent Posts | All Posts
