in a rush

I’ve been reading a few discussions on how to more effectively manage development of a Flex project. And the reason many are looking for a solution has nothing to do with Flex, per say, but has more to do with the complexity of our development environments.
Using the cloud is a popular BINGO word, but in reality… I think desktop virtualization is the better fit.

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On my latest project, I was going through several areas of the application adding toolTips to make some of the data that is clipped visible if desired. In doing so, I found out that I needed to use a combination of the different types of tips available.
Most components have a toolTip property that you can [...]

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The event is Flex Training for ColdFusion Developers
A free full-day, hands-on training session, where attendees can learn how to build their first Flex application using the latest Flash Builder 4 beta software. This training is designed to help experienced ColdFusion developers get started in understanding how to add rich UI to existing and new ColdFusion [...]

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Adobe recently released (August 2009) the Flex implementation of PMD tool which is extensively used at J2EE shops for code quality management. FlexPMD is a tool that helps to improve code quality by auditing any AS3/Flex source directory and detecting common bad practices.
The Flex PMD tool is locate on the Adobe Open Source Projects site.

http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD
It [...]

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If you are dealing with 508 compliance and wondering if a Flex application is accessible, this is your post.
First, yes, screen readers can read Flex applications. And yes, its fairly easy. But, I’ll discuss how in a future post.
But, if you’d rather send people to your old HTML version of your site when using a [...]

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Swiz is a framework for Adobe Flex that aims to bring complete simplicity to RIA development. But, until recently, the documentation was limited.
But now…
Swiz Framework Site: http://swizframework.org/
Swiz 0.6.2 Actionscript API Reference: http://on3solutions.com/swiz062/
Swiz Framework Source: http://code.google.com/p/swizframework/
Enjoy guys. Now start coding!

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On3 is adding a NEW! Adobe Flex course – we may be the first to offer it anywhere: Flex 3: Developing ColdFusion 8 Enabled Rich Internet Applications.
The training covers the Flex client, Eclipse & Flex builder, the Flash virtual machine & how the Flex application development process is designed. It covers Actionscript, how events [...]

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Having built/architected/developed/consulted many Adobe Flex applications and being one of the first certified Flex instructors in the world, I’ve seen a lot of Flex applications. Some good, some bad.
But no matter how many applications or who I’m talking to, I always stress the importance of securing proprietary information. By securing, I mean don’t put it [...]

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I got this Flex question from one of our Flex clients at On3:
“Aside from what I read here on image caching… http://userflex.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/image-caching/  do I have other options for improving performance of image rendering for flex? (Ex. I have to render 50+ low res images per page.) I realize for more ‘static’ images you can embed [...]

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One thing I have to say is that the Adobe community is alive with collaboration and events. There are tons of people sharing their work and their ideas on better development with the Adobe products. One more example, the local Rocky Mountain Adobe User Group is hosting a very inexpensive event for the Flash Platform, [...]

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