Data Visualization With Processing - InsideRIA
By Andrew Trice
[October 08, 2008]

One of the most common themes that I write about on this blog is data visualization, especially with Flex and AIR. This time I decided to change things up a bit and am exploring data visualization with Processing.

Vote for a FlexUnit code management improvement - InsideRIA
By Mike Slinn
[October 01, 2008]

In my previous blog I asked readers to log into the Adobe bug database and vote for an improvement to the Flex Ant Tasks. So far, 16 people have done so. Thank you, whoever you are! The feature request now...

Advanced Flex Deep Linking with URLKit - InsideRIA
By David Tucker
[September 30, 2008]

One of the difficulties for rich internet applications (RIA's), is attempting to preserve the traditional browser experience for the user. With Flex applications, there are several barriers to this kind of experience. First, end users are used to using the back and forward buttons to navigate through an a site. Second, users expect each state of an application to be reflected in its URL. Third, users expect that they can bookmark a specific state of an application and return to it at a later time. URLKit addresses these issues in Flex 2/3 applications, and it formed the base of the deep linking support inside of Flex 3....

Adobe and Zend Poll Results - InsideRIA
By Rich Tretola
[September 29, 2008]

After roughly 100 votes the poll with the question "Adobe and Zend announced their collaboration last week. How will this collaboration affect the applications you are working on?" resulted in a nearly 3 way split a slight edge going to...

Series: Project Management from the Developer's Perspective - InsideRIA
By Stacey Mulcahy
[September 26, 2008]

I'm not entirely sold on the fact that the title of this series is completely fitting. At least, it certainly feels a tad bit on the ironic side given the breadth of my experience as an interactive developer. Project Management from the Developers Perspective. This suggests that I have a viewpoint - or at the very least, have a vantage point to “see things”. The reality of my experience has taught me in some of the most brutal ways, that more often than not, I’m too busy assuming the position to actually be able to have one.

Is Adobe Still Sleeping Well? - O'Reilly Radar
By Mike Hendrickson
[September 26, 2008]

Last May, Tim O'Reilly posted a piece on whether or not Adobe was worried about the new threat to their dominance in the RIA space by the introduction of Silverlight from Microsoft. In a nutshell, the answer was no. From a book sales perspective, that was true and remains true today. But there is more to that answer than what...

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