Anyone remember Saffron? I was never certain if this project was ever going to come to fruition, so lately I was thinking excessively about making my own. I started searching for inspiration in other UML tools so I could design a better user interface. Low and behold, I stumble across UML4AS, a brand spanking new project that does just what I was planning of doing.
It integrates completely with Eclipse (and Flash Builder) and has this neat feature called CodeSync that makes sure your model and code is always persisted between each other. In other words, everything works together in an integrated workflow to save you time.
I’ll have to dig deeper, try this out on projects and do a complete review. In the meantime, please support this initiative by registering and posting on the forum.
Some of you might of seen my past post about the FirebugLogger class. It was an easy way to have text show up in the Firebug console in Firefox and has proven itself quite useful. However, since I’ve been using Parsley a lot lately I needed something new to show the output of Parsley in Firebug. Parlsey uses the native Flex logging framework (like TraceTarget) when you specify it in the config.
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For those who have used Parsley as their application framework knows just how powerful it can be. However, there is something that has annoyed me slightly over time.
When I’m designing a system, I always try to use proper Flex practices. Practices like using MVC to separate components and business logic, making components truly encapsulated and reusable, etc. The problem that I find with Parsley is that it only allows you to use Injection based views for its MVC architecture; the View knows something, either a Presenter or a Model, and it’s always injected in by the Context. The problem is, if you have several projects that need the same components but different frameworks, you can’t freely interchange those components between projects since the view is tightly intertwined with the Parsley injection.
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While I was at FITC 2010 I took the opportunity to quickly interview some of Big Names in the industry and hopefully get a perspective from different people about the Adobe products and their line of work. My first interview was with Val Head, Senior Designer & Developer at New Perspective in Pittsburgh, PA. She runs the Flashpitt conference and is co-manager of the Pittsburgh Adobe Flash User Group (PittMFUG).
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That’s right, it’s here, everyone rejoice.
When I moved here from Ottawa I thought to myself that NYC would be full of Flex gurus. Sadly, that is not the case. I’ve met many developers, but very few experts in the field.
This is my way to try and change that. I’m hoping that this will become the place where Flex developers of all skill levels meet, discuss, share and learn from each other.
If that interests you, join the group and come out to our inaugural meet June 7th. Pizza will be provided.
