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Advantages of Lazy Loading

Amy Blankenship
October 31, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Wikipedia defines Lazy Loading as "a design pattern commonly used in computer programming to defer initialization of an object until the point at which it is needed." Typically, we do this to make an RIA application more responsive–since we're not...

Interfaces and Dynamic Class Instantiation

Amy Blankenship
October 27, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (3)

Interfaces and Dynamic Class Instantiation

I always enjoy Jesse Freeman's Flash Art of War column, and this week's, "Dynamically Creating(/Instantiating) Classes from XML," was especially intriguing. The thing that stuck out to me about that post is that if you are creating objects dymanically, you...

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design patterns

Growing the RIA Community

Amy Blankenship
October 19, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (4)

I didn't get a chance to go to MAX this year, unfortunately. But since my husband did make it, and he is both a Community Expert and a User Group Manager, you can probably imagine that I got an earful...

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career

Stateful Skins in Flex 3

Amy Blankenship
October 11, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (8)

Even though stateful skins are simple to understand, they are not well documented and there are a few quirks both of stateful skins and of how some of the components work that meant that the concept is easier said than done. So maybe by joining me on my journey you can benefit from the simplicity and power without hitting all of the headaches. Instead of a full-blown tutorial, I thought I'd share a few concepts about how I approached the problem of creating a stateful skin and what I learned in the process.

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css
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Easy Flex Skinning with Fireworks CS4

Amy Blankenship
October 2, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

I'm as excited as anyone about the prospect of Flash Catalyst, but I recently discovered that skinning in Flex 3 is down right easy. When I first was learning Flex, I had Studio 8, so I managed to completely overlook...

Debugging the Flex Invalidation Cycle

Amy Blankenship
September 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (4)

When I was first learning Flex, I really struggled with using the component life cycle. I was really lucky, since I was asked to provide the "newbie eyes" for an article in Flex Authority magazine. I learned a lot from...

64 Bit Windows, IIS, and Microsoft Access (part 2 of 2)

Amy Blankenship
September 15, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

64 Bit Windows, IIS, and Microsoft Access (part 2 of 2)

Last week, I discussed how to see your installed 32-bit ODBC drivers on 64-bit Windows. I'd like to talk a bit more about why 32 -bit ODBC drivers, especially tha Microsoft Access Jet Driver, doesn't work by default on Internet...

64 Bit Windows, IIS, and Microsoft Access (part 1 of 2)

Amy Blankenship
September 6, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (12)

64 Bit Windows, IIS, and Microsoft Access (part 1 of 2)

We all know that Microsoft Access is not the right choice for enterprise databases. But there's no doubt that sometimes it is the right choice. Whether it's a quick prototype or an application that needs to have roughly the same...

Are We Ready for Universal Augmented Reality 1.0?

Amy Blankenship
August 30, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Are We Ready for Universal Augmented Reality 1.0?

I'll admit it. My husband, Steve, has a severe case of gadgetosis. Because of this affliction, we've invested some of our savings in a company called Microvision. At first, to me, this company was nothing more than a good investment -- after all, who in this industry hasn't wanted a projector so small and light you could stash it in your purse -- but now I find myself excited by the prospects of what the devices they make (wearable displays, vehicle displays, and pico-projectors) could mean for me as a developer.

Oldies But Goodies

Amy Blankenship
August 19, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

One thing I've noticed lately is that it's sometimes hard to find basic beginner to intermediate level information on many of the subjects that we, as developers, care about. Whether it's pointing a newbie to a "how to get started...

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Using Flash Remoting for Authentication to your AFCS/Facebook AIR Application
Russ Ferguson

If you have had an opportunity to look at the Adobe Flash Collaboration Service (AFCS) you could see that there is a huge opportunity to do interesting multi-user applications without needing to write all of the server side code. However... Continue Reading
Decorator Design Pattern
Sean Moore

Overview Purpose of this article The goal of this article is to help you gain a better understanding of the Decorator design pattern. The Decorator pattern is used to attach additional responsibilities to an object at run time dynamically. Decorators... Continue Reading
Flash to iPhone
Veronique Brossier

The proliferation of cellular phones has revolutionized the way we communicate with one another and is the foundation for a more mobile lifestyle. Adobe, a long time player in rich internet applications, wanted to, once again, be an active participant.... Continue Reading
AIR 2 Enhancements Complete Overview
Elad Elrom

Adobe just released public information about AIR 2.0 and added new capabilities that better tie with the operation systems which gives your application more control while increasing performance. The new version will be deployed on Flash player 10 using Flex... Continue Reading

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Recently by Amy Blankenship

Advantages of Lazy Loading

Interfaces and Dynamic Class Instantiation

Growing the RIA Community

Stateful Skins in Flex 3

Easy Flex Skinning with Fireworks CS4

Debugging the Flex Invalidation Cycle

64 Bit Windows, IIS, and Microsoft Access (part 2 of 2)

64 Bit Windows, IIS, and Microsoft Access (part 1 of 2)

Are We Ready for Universal Augmented Reality 1.0?

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