June 2011
1 post
In L.A.? Come learn about iOS, Android, &... →
Adobe’s Renaun Erickson will be speaking at the next L.A. Flex meetup on Tuesday the 28th. Check the link for details. Hope to see you there (you might win a copy of FlashBuilder 4.5 if you RSVP and show up!)
August 2010
1 post
Having trouble understanding symbols in Ruby?
There’s lots of material out there trying to help Ruby newcomers understand symbols, but I thought this little bit of code might help clear things up:
class Foo
attr_accessor :test
def initialize
puts :test.object_id
end
end
class Bar
attr_accessor :test
def initialize
puts :test.object_id
end
end
b = Foo.new
c = Bar.new
The initialize method of each of these...
May 2010
3 posts
Former iPhone Fanboy Switches to HTC Incredible,...
I was one of those losers who waited in line for hours to get my hands on the first iPhone. I was even one of the losers who waited in line for the second iPhone. But when the 3GS came out, I paused. I didn’t think it was good enough for me to justify the upgrade and I really wanted a phone with Flash support.
See, I like to use my phone as my morning paper — I reach for it when my...
Useful links for arguing about HTML 5 & Flash
Steve, if this is the future, you can keep it.
Comparing the performance of HTML 5 & Flash.
This is the future I want: http://blogs.adobe.com/cantrell/archives/2010/04/one_application_five_screens.html
And here’s a thorough analysis of Steve Job’s recent letter about HTML 5 and Flash: http://jessewarden.com/2010/04/steve-jobs-on-flash-correcting-the-lies.html
Flex 4 & FlashBuilder 4 feature tour at L.A. Flex... →
April 2010
4 posts
Webinar: Presentation Model & Spring ActionScript →
WatchTom’s interview with Adobe after winning the Adobe AIR Derby award for Best Community Application at MAX back in 2007.
Nice overview of using the Presentation Model in... →
Spring ActionScript →
I use Spring ActionScript for dependency injection in my Flex projects.