My recent Developer Deep Dive webinar “Visualizing Complex Enterprise Data in a Tablet World” is now available on the Adobe Enterprise Developers Portal. In this webinar, I walk through the fundamentals of a rich, enterprise-data driven mobile experience, powered by Flex, AIR, LCDS, & LCCS. Take a look at this short clip to get […]
Category Archives: Flex
Flex & Flash Builder 4.6
Not only were Flash Player 11 & Air 3 announced yesterday, but also the arrival of Flex & Flash Buidler 4.6. Flex & Flash Buidler 4.6 bring forth a new benchmark in performance, as well as a new & enhanced set of tools for developing mobile, desktop, and web applications. Bonus!!! – Flash Builder 4.6 […]
Flash Player 11 & AIR 3
Can you feel the excitement?!?!?! Adobe has just announced the availability of AIR 3 and Flash Player 11 for early October! This release will bring a wave of change to the Internet and development tooling as you know them. From console-quality hardware accelerated 3D, to AIR captive runtime, to native extensions… Adobe tools will enable […]
Getters & Setters vs. Public Properties
Here’s a post that I originally wrote way back in 2006, when Flex 2 was all the rage. No, seriously, Flex 2 was awesome – it is the base of today’s Flex framework, helped to revolutionize applications on the web, and heralded the “RIA” frenzy. The best part is that this post is […]
Adobe Flex & AIR: One Developer Platform, Many Devices
In this series, I’d like to highlight Adobe’s mobile offerings, and the variety of platforms that can be supported from a single codebase. I wrote a simple URL Monitoring utility application that will check the status of various HTTP endpoints using the AIR URLMonitor class. I now have that application running on […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to the Nook Store
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will focus on the workflow of getting your APK from Flash Builder into the Barnes & Noble Nook Store. First, review the process for building an Android APK file within Flash Builder. However, there are a few additional […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to the Amazon App Store
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will focus on the workflow of getting your APK from Flash Builder into the Amazon Appstore. First, review the process for building an Android APK file within Flash Builder. Once you have your APK generated, you’re ready to […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to the Google Android Market
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will focus on the workflow of getting your APK from Flash Builder into the Google Android Market. First, review the process for building an Android APK file within Flash Builder. Once you have your APK generated, you’re […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to Android Ecosystems
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will cover the workflow for delivering a solution from development in Flash Builder through packaging for various Android ecosystems. In subsequent posts, this will be followed up with detail for delivering to each individual ecosystem. You can start […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to iOS
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will cover the workflow for delivering a solution from development in Flash Builder through publishing in Apple’s App Store. You can start developing apps for iOS without an Apple developer account by using the debugging simulator built into […]