There will be no UG meeting this month. We hope everyone has a fun Memorial Day weekend.
We will see you next month on June 22nd!
Cairngorm National Park
Cairngorm 3 is now released! This is big news in the Flex Framework world. Get all of the details on these links:
http://blogs.adobe.com/auhlmann/archives/2010/05/cairngorm_3_rel.html
and
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/cairngorm/Cairngorm
FlexPMD is a tool that helps to improve code quality by auditing any AS3/Flex source directory and detecting common bad practices, such as:
* Unused code (functions, variables, constants, etc.)
* Inefficient code (misuse of dynamic filters, heavy constructors, etc.)
* Over-complex code (nested loops, too many conditionals, etc.)
* Over-long code (classes, methods, etc.)
* Incorrect use of the Flex component lifecycle (commitProperties, etc.)
Here are the videos and articles we covered in today’s meeting:
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/max-2009-develop/a-deep-dive-into-flex-4-lists-and-layouts/
http://ria.dzone.com/articles/flash-builder-4-deep-dive?page=0,1
Cairngorm Videos:
http://www.davidtucker.net/2007/10/18/cairngorm-part-2/
http://www.davidtucker.net/2007/10/29/cairngorm-part-3/
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We are going to be raffling off full versions of Techsmith Camtasia Studio as well as a full version of Snagit. These are essential products when developing websites. If you would like to learn more information, click on the logos on the left.PLUS – We will have plenty of other freebies at the meeting from Techsmith. No one will go home empty handed! |
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IndyFlex UG Meeting April 27 at ITT Tech – 6:30PM
Topic: Cairngorm Continued, Flex 4 Deep Dive
Cairngorm is one of the primary open source frameworks for application architecture in Adobe Flex. We will begin an ongoing discussion on frameworks by watching a brief video tutorial on Cairngorm, followed by open discussion. Next we will touch on a couple of other popular Flex frameworks. If there is interest, we will also present some information on acquiring the Adobe Flex ACE Certification. Finally, we will go over some Flex resources for Flex developers. We are going to be covering the second section of a five part tutorial.
Flex 4 Deep Dive – Our tour of Flash Builder 4 will begin with a review of the Flex Framework and then a look at the latest and greatest updates in the IDE, including Adobe Flash Catalyst, Flex Unit 4 Integration, debugger updates, and others. If we have time we will also cover connecting to a database using PHP and MySQL.
Our meeting location is once again on the second floor of ITT Tech Institute on the north side of Indianapolis, at 9511 Angola Court, Indianapolis 46268. (View a map) When you get there, park anywhere and go to the second floor and locate the room marked Theory 3. Our thanks to Tracy Grimes for offering us this space on an ongoing basis.
See you Tuesday at 6:30!
Quick Info
4/27/2010
ITT Tech Room Theory 3
6:30PM
www.riaindy.com
Timex created a website to help consumers choose a heart rate monitor when doing cardio exercise. The website was built using Adobe Flex. Check it out!
FlashBuilder 4 is here!
“Adobe® Flash® Builder™ 4 (formerly Adobe Flex® Builder™) software is designed to help software developers rapidly develop cross-platform rich Internet applications (RIAs) and content using the open source Flex framework.”
http://swizframework.org/
http://puremvc.org/
http://code.google.com/p/robotlegs/
http://mate.asfusion.com/
Parsley framework
http://www.spicefactory.org/parsley/
During the meeting we watched the first of five videos based around the Cairngorm framework. You can view the video and download sample code via the link below: