360| Flex and WorldWare Ahoy
March is shaping up to be a busy month for speaking, and I am pretty happy about it. I have the opportunity to deliver two distinct talks on topics where I feel, let's just say, a lot of passion. First up in the 360|Flex Conference in San Jos... [More]
Food for thought, using the Flex framework for dependency injection
Dependency injection with Flex UI components can be tricky business. Not just doing it, there are a lot of strategies for that, but to do it without causing performance degradation and unnecessary work on the part of the framework and ultimately fl... [More]
Flex 360 tickets selling fast
Down to the last 5 (Cheap) tickets left for 360|Flex. Register now, save $100 and get the same awesome content for a little less coin. Act fast, these last tickets won't last. When they're gone, the regular price of $599 kicks in. Come on out and... [More]
Wanna know more about how not to code flex apps?
I'll be presenting my freshly revised "How Not To Code Flex Applications" twice in the next few days. Tomorrow, in the boston area at RIA-Unleashed and then next week at Flash Camp Wall Street. c'mon by and see us at one, if not both of these g... [More]
Free Flex 4 Training in Chicago
I'll be giving a free full-day, hands-on training session, where experienced ColdFusion Developers can learn how to build their first Flex application using the latest Flash Builder 4 beta software. This training is designed to help experienced Col... [More]
$10 to advance your career
If you are in the midwest this weekend, you should really, really consider dropping by BFusion & BFlex in Bloomington, Indiana. It is a bring your own laptop event full of hands-on tracks conducted by speakers from around the globe combined with op... [More]
Fun with custom preloaders in Flex
As you probably know, its pretty easy to use a custom preloader in flex to replace the built in preloader shown as a flex application loads. There are a few tricks to remember with a custom preloader though, remember that the preloader is built to b... [More]
FlexUnit in Flash Builder Bugs plus TDD
I just finished my presentation materials for my Test-driven development session at Adobe Max, and I am pretty excited how it turned out. It is a 90-minute BYOL (Bring your own laptop) lab, which is always challenging. Each person showing up with a... [More]
FlexUnit 4 and Flex 4 presentations galore
So after a very welcomed summer lull in travel, I am gearing up for the fall speaking season. A good portion of my time this fall will be spent discussing, encouraging the use of, and getting Feedback on the FlexUnit 4 project. The rest will be spe... [More]
FlexUnit 4 Beta 2 is finally here (and it likes your CI Server)
Alright, it has been an insane few months but we are ready. FlexUnit 4 Beta 2 is now available on the adobe open source site. You can download the turnkey project to play with built libraries quickly or follow the directions on the Source page to ... [More]