Review of Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR | Véronique Brossier
The first android book that I am going to review, but this book in particular is on how to develop Android applications with Flex, more specifically. The book, titled Developing Android Applications with Adobe Air by Véronique Brossier is the book I have been waiting for a while. While there are tons of resources on developing droid applications natively with Java and the Android SDK, a book for Flex developers on how to leverage their existing skills has been quite scarce, or at least non-centralised. This book aims to achieve this centralisation, and covers a wide range of...
read moreQuick Tip: Flex ArrayCollection filter in-line
A quick tip for those of you who want to do some ArrayCollection filtering, for let’s say duplicates. Rather than have two methods, do it all in-line: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" verticalAlign="middle" backgroundColor="white" creationComplete="init()"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.collectio
read moreSneak Peek of Flash Mobile 4.5, with one code for Android, iOS and RIM
Check out this great video from Adobe TV, showing the up and coming update to Flash Builder that will allow developers to code for all major mobile operating, systems, including iOS, Android and Blackberry RIM, all via Flash and with impressive...
read more“Java Space Error” Fix for Flex Developers
I thought I had to write this, at least for my benefit, but for others as well, who are trying to scour the internet to find the solution to this. The problem is, when using ANT and MXMLC, to compile your Flex projects, you get a “java heap space” error, similar to: [mxmlc] Error: Java heap space 1 [mxmlc] Error: Java heap space [mxmlc] java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space 1 [mxmlc]...
read moreMobile development using Adobe Flex SDK “Hero” and Flash Builder “Burrito”
Ever since we first introduced Flex and Flash Builder, our core goal has been to provide a highly productive way to create rich applications across multiple platforms. Starting with Flash Player in the browser, and then with Adobe AIR on the desktop, Flex and Flash Builder have enabled developers to build applications that run across Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. With the upcoming Adobe Flex SDK “Hero” and Flash Builder “Burrito” releases, Adobe is bringing the Flex SDK and Flash Builder to touchscreen smartphones and tablets as well. Leveraging the Adobe AIR...
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