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Written by Marty Mickelson
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Monday, 28 July 2008 23:23 |
The website is now updated and many things are new.For example, - User Registration is finally here!
- We have a book library to browse online. You can look through the books we have available, submit requests to borrow books, write reviews and purchase books from Amazon if you like them.
- Presentations and presenter bio's are now going to be available on a more reliable basis.
- Web links to helpful sites will be listed under the resources menu item.
- The "Did you know..." blurbs will help you learn tips for using Flex Builder, how the user group works, and more.
- An FAQ section for those new to the user group.
- A contact form if you ever have an idea or need to contact the user group managers for any reason.
We hope that these changes and other improvements that you'll find in the site will be a help to you. Our goal is to provide the resources to the Flex community that will make them better Flex developers. If you have ides for how we can continue to improve, don't hesitate to contact us about it. |
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Written by Marty Mickelson
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Monday, 25 August 2008 13:35 |
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Announcing the Adobe AIR Cookbook Cook-off (US Only) Think you can solve common Adobe AIR related coding problems? Then you qualify for the Adobe AIR Cookbook Cook-off contest sponsored by O'Reilly Media to celebrate the upcoming publication of the Adobe AIR Cookbook <http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596522506/>. During this contest, we invite you to submit your best solutions to common AIR coding challenges for a chance to win some great prizes. Who: RIA developers who are legal residents only of the United States
What: Solution to a common Adobe AIR related coding problem
Where: Adobe AIR cookbook website at <http://www.adobe.com/go/air_cookbook>
When: Entries accepted between August 11 and September 26, 2008
Why: To have a chance at winning one of four great prizes—as well as helping others in the community build better AIR apps Four winners will be chosen during the contest period. They will be awarded one of the following prizes: - Grand prize--One pass to the Adobe MAX 2008 conference in San Francisco, California (November 16–19)--valued at US$1,695--and also US$500 in O'Reilly Media books
- Second prize--Every English-language Adobe Developer Library (ADL) book published by O'Reilly Media prior to September 1, 2008
- Third prize--Five O'Reilly Media books of the winner's choice
- Community choice award: US$350 in O'Reilly Media books to the winner of the top-rated recipe during the contest period. For details on how to enter the contest, go to: <http://www.adobe.com/devnet/logged_in/mkoch_aircookoff.html>
Entries will be judged by a committee of experts from the RIA developer community and Adobe based on user experience, implementation, creativity, relevance, and (for lack of a better word) "AIR-ness." Winners will be notified by e-mail or letter by October 15, 2008. For more details on the terms and conditions of the contest, please visit the AIR Cookbook Cook-off Rules and Regulations page on InsideRIA: <http://www.insideria.com/air-cookbook-rules.html> |
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ECMAScript standard decided |
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Written by Marty Mickelson
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Friday, 15 August 2008 17:13 |
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The ECMAScript spec that ActionScript is based on has been in a state of indecision. ActionScript was based on the proposed ECMAScript 4 spec. After a long and heated politically infused "discussion", the decision was made to focus on the ECMAScript 3.1 spec. You can read the full details here. And Adobe's response here. |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 02 June 2008 18:24 |
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This summer, O'Reilly Media announces the Flex Cookbook Cook-Off contest to celebrate the recent publication of "Flex 3 Cookbook: Code-Recipes, Tips, and Tricks for RIA Developers," written by Josh Noble, Todd Anderson, and a selection of authors whose recipes were plucked from the Adobe Flex Cookbook web site. From June 2-August 1 we invite you to submit your best code recipes for the chance to win some great prizes. Four winners will be chosen during the contest period. The prizes include: - Grand prize: A ticket to Adobe MAX in San Francisco, California and $500 (US) in O'Reilly Media books
- Community choice award: $350 (US) in O'Reilly Media books
- Second prize: Every Adobe Developer Library book published by O'Reilly Media
- Third prize: Five O'Reilly Media books of choice
Contest runs June 2–August 1, 2008 Winners are to be announced Sept 1, 2008 To submit your entry, go to: http://www.adobe.com/go/flex_cookbook |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 00:25 |
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Adobe worked with Google and Yahoo! to make Flash SWFs more than just a black box to search engines! Read the press release here. This has been one of the biggest drawbacks to creating web content in Flash or Flex. |
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