Sharing custom components are a great way to keep from re-inventing the actionscripted wheel.  Pulling these off of Flex Exchange, I had been really confused about why developers were nesting their .as files in folder after folder that seemed to be named in some kind of odd pattern.  “Why can’t they just put it in [...]

I recently received the book ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook by Joey Lott, Darron Schall & Keith Peters. I have to say, I’m extremely impressed. The recipes are very well written, giving examples of what works and what doesn’t work, there is a variety of topics and it’s laid out in a way that lends itself to [...]

Last night was a special Seattle Flex User Group (SeaFlex) meeting, where Christophe Coenraets spoke to us. He talked about Apollo, what it is, why it’s the best thing since sliced bacon and why we should anxiously await it’s release. He had some sample applications he was able to whip up right before our eyes. [...]

The Flex Developer Certification Exams are now ready so you can become an ACE (Adobe Certified Expert). Passing the exams means you can leverage for more pay, get more clients and sucker punch your coding buddies! Get the Exam Preparation Guide and if you need more detail, I found the examination specification pdf. Seriously.

see the app in action Here’s a little app I made in Flex to address a specific need. This app, called the DHL Service Tracker (for lack of a more creative name) tracks multiple shipments in one shot. In a shipping department that ships upwards of 30 shipments a day, there is a surprising amount [...]

The “Creating Modular Applications” chapter of the Flex Developer’s Guide has undergone a major rewrite. Visit the Flex Doc Teams’ blog to download it. http://blogs.adobe.com/flexdoc/ These guys do a wonderful job of writing easily understandable documentation that includes examples and scenarios to make it easy to grasp the concepts. Great work Flex Doc Team!

Welcome! I’ll be posting projects I’m working on, things I learn about Flex 2 and ActionScript 3, and any other (hopefully useful) information that comes to mind. Feel free to provide feedback about projects or solutions I’ve posted. My goal is to help others learn how to develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) as quickly and [...]