Posts By: chafic

Flex Goes Open Source (MPL)

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This is a big deal, and it is likely going to hit the blogs all day. Adobe has officially announced that most of the Flex SDK is going open source using the Mozilla Public License. What is being open sourced: MXML Compiler AS3 Compiler Flex Command Line Debugger View Source Utilities Web Tier Compiler Modules… Read more »

Programming Flex 2.0 Shipping!

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After all the work Joey and I have put into the book, it’s awesome to be able to see it in my hands. Here’s a picture of for everyone I want to take this chance to thank Joey, the O’Reilly team, the editors, and Adobe for all their help throughout the past year. Flex is… Read more »

TED 2007 Wrap-Up

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Every year a 1000 brilliant people get together in Monterey at TED. It’s hard to explain what TED is about, the website has some details, David Pogue good video coverage, and well you will find many places online that try to explain what it is about. For me, TED as someone said, is a chance… Read more »

360Flex session materials: Component Development In The Flex World

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Finally getting around to posting my 360Flex session materials. Although I’ve given this session before, this version of the notes is updated to reflect more details on the lifecycle and the latest best practices for component development. I really enjoyed giving this session, and apologizes for taking so long to get the material online. You… Read more »

Arrived at TED in Monterey, 360Flex was a great event

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I had to leave 360Flex early (which was an excellent conference) to make it to TED 2007 which starts tomorrow. This is the second time I attend TED and I’m really looking forward to this year’s event. Unlike most of the conferences I participate in throughout the year, this is not a pure developer technology… Read more »