ActionScript is an object-oriented programming language that has a wide reach on the web, the desktop, mobile devices, and beyond. If you want to be able to hit many targets with one code base, ActionScript is a great way to do so; it also lets you build a variety of application types, from 2D and […]
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On the 6th of December, I participated in the “Future of Flash” panel along with Kevin Hoyt, Jun Heider, and Ryan Bell with John Wilker moderating. The event was put on by the Rocky Mountain Adobe User Group (RMAUG) and 360|Flex and was hosted by Uncubed in Denver, Colorado. Unfortunately, the recording was problematic and
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O’Reilly has published a set of books that I was able to get together over the past few months, leading up to the new Flash Platform runtime releases in October: “What’s New in Flash Player 11” and “What’s New in Adobe AIR 3“. These books are companion pieces as there is obvious overlap between what
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Before this evening, this post was going to read as another grueling defense of Flash technologies… Here’s an except from my earlier draft: I have always used Flash when appropriate, to do things which were either impossible with HTML or at least would be a major pain. I’ve developed many applications which use Flash technology
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So, basically – here is what is happening: Adobe is halting development on the mobile web browser version of Flash Player for Android. This effectively places Android on the same level as iOS so far as Flash Player goes for the future. They are doing this as part of a massive reorg to shift resources
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It’s been an uphill battle since “Thoughts on Flash” and this year things were finally leveling off. I was getting buy-in from important pockets of my organization and now Adobe’s message has utterly annihilated all the work I’ve done putting mobile Flash in a positive light. I’m not wasting any more time convincing people if
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The recording of my Adobe MAX 2011 session “From Desktop to Mobile: Application Functionality for Small Screens” is now up on Adobe TV. Slides are also available below. From Desktop to Mobile: Application Functionality for Small Screens View more presentations from Joseph Labrecque
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Here’s a simple, observable lesson for historical perspective: Guess what? Not dead yet. Not by a long shot. Stay tuned to happenings around Adobe MAX next week for more insights :)
This is another new features demonstration which I originally wrote for my upcoming AIR 3 book showing the StageText class in action on a device! Native Text Input UI (mobile) — Mobile apps can now take advantage of the native text input controls on mobile platforms, including platform-specific user interaction behaviors such as magnification and
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I’ve had this example of the Vibration ActionScript Native Extension (ANE) on my DROID3 for some time now and am just thrilled with the expanded capabilities of ANE in Adobe AIR 3 for both mobile and desktop. Wanted to share this example which I originally wrote for my upcoming AIR 3 book which displays the
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Adobe today announced that Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 will be shipping fairly soon. This is great news for the community because the runtimes are LOADED with great new features. How do I know the features are great? Because I’ve been working with them for the past couple of months while writing a set
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In this workshop, top Flash expert Joseph Labrecque is your guide to Flash Builder 4.5. After a quick introduction to Flash Builder for those who may be unfamiliar, he covers the many new features in the latest version, including new coding features and Spark components. The course includes a chapter on mobile development where you’ll
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