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In L.A.? Come learn about iOS, Android, & Playbook development with AIR 2.7

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:00:06 -0400

In L.A.? Come learn about iOS, Android, & Playbook development with AIR 2.7:

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!)

Having trouble understanding symbols in Ruby?

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:00:00 -0400

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 classes prints out the id of the :test symbol, which will always be the same because a symbol is just a globally unique identifier. Foo and Bar can have different values for test, the symbol :test is just used by the attr_accessor method to generate getters and setters. ActionScript developers who are familiar with using objects as keys in a Dictionary will notice some similarities.

Former iPhone Fanboy Switches to HTC Incredible, loves it

Wed, 05 May 2010 15:38:08 -0400

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 alarm goes off and I start my day by reading my favorite blogs before I get out of bed. The problem is that everyday, each of those blogs has at least one video I want to watch but can’t.

So, I started researching Android phones and had my eye on the HTC Incredible for months. I made the switch last Thursday and I have to tell you I absolutely love it. I’m still waiting for Flash 10.1 support, but it does have Flash Lite which will get me by until 10.1 drops.

If you’re a frustrated iPhone user and thinking about making the switch, go for it! (Or wait for the Samsung Galaxy S, which looks like it’s going to be awesome)