Article Published: Developing with Flex 4, Django, Python, and PyAMF

Recently, Adobe published my article on their ADC site. The article is about Flex 4 and Django. I don't think there are enough Django/Python topics out there, especially for Flex/Flash developers. I hope you guys enjoy the read. If you have any questions please let me know.

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Using the Flex Builder 3 Profiler by Jun Heider

While working on the Leverage games, we are heavily using the Profiler built into Flex Builder 3. I couldn't stress how important this feature has become to my present life. Check out this great session on using Flex 3 Builder by Jun Heider. He explains how to check memory and performance on local, remote and Flash swfs.

OOP 101 - Models & Data Transfer Objects

Great article on creating Models and DTO's ( Data Transfer Objects ), also known as Value Objects. nwebb, explains how to separate your interface from your logic, by creating a bindable Model that is constantly updating the view. He also goes through an explaination of why it is good practice to follow this type of methodology. Good read, and it explains object oriented programming on a very basic level.

Consider Models to be your API. It is your global reference for all your logic. Your DTO's are just references to objects. Noticelby useful when your doing some type data transfering with the database. Your view is mainly the UI elements (eg. TextField).

Wunderman.com Launched

Finally, without further to do - I present to you wunderman.com. All content modules were done using Flex 3.0. Used Cairngorm as the architectural framework, Papervision 3.0 for the module flips, and Degrafa for all ui elements. For the "Like it. Take it", we created an entirely seperate video player optimized in pure AS3. I would like to give Jonathan Stasiak a big shout out for helping me out on this enormous project. It took 2 weeks for component and module development, as well as the overall framework. It then took another 2 weeks to add enhancements, fix bugs and do lots of testing. It was interesting to see how two Flex developers could get this type of project done within a 4 week constraint.

FlexManiacs 2008 Conference - May 21 - 23

Hooray! It's official, I will be attending FlexManiacs 2008 Conference. If anyone else is attending, contact me. See you in three weeks!

Unit Testing with FlexUnit

Great article by InsideRIA on Unit Testing and using Adobe's Unit Testing framework FlexUnit.

AMF3 PHP Server Objects to Flex Client

Sweet article on AMF3 PHP with Flex.

AMF3 PHP Server Object to Flex Client Object Relational Mapping

Getting Started with WebORB for PHP (An Alternative to AMFPHP)

Photoshop Express

After a year in the making, Finally Photoshop has an online tool. I'm so excited to dig and play with this. Photoshop Express was entirely built with Flex - How exciting is that!?

Flex Camp Wall Street

Looks as though we have a Flex Camp Seminar soon, here in New York, Friday, April 18, 2008. Seats are limited.

The World's easiest database

Blist is the world's easiest database. It's a database for us normal people that don't really have care for getting into the nitty gritty of SQL. It is an easy, visual intuitive tool. Visit Blist.com for more info.

Desiging Flex 3 applications using CS3

Designers, have the chance to skin & style Flex Apps, by using your Creative Suite 3 products. Adobe (in association with Narciso Jaramillo) released an article on Designing Flex 3 skins & styles using Creative Suite 3 and Flex 3. If you're a designer that is looking for new platforms to create on, go to Adobe Developer Connection and read on the subject. You can use minimal CSS, and focus on using products like Photoshop.

Also, ScaleNine has recently posted tips for using the Flex Skin Design extensions.

Disney's Adobe AIR Application

Frog Design created a pretty slick looking AIR App for Disney and Disney's Brokers. Check out Josh's Bloom interview by Lee Brimelow. They give us a nice demo of the Travel Agent Desktop Application. The fore front was done with using AIR, the components were created using Flex's framework and animations were created using Flash. Now this is how you can utilize ActionScript in it's diversified form.