Rob Rusher

I’ve been reading a few discussions on how to more effectively manage development of a Flex project. And the reason many are looking for a solution has nothing to do with Flex, per say, but has more to do with the complexity of our development environments. The hidden reason is cost. Cost for setting up each developer environment. Cost of licenses. The bigger reason is, or should be, security. Enter Platform as a Service (PaaS) to the conversation. Although the idea of using the cloud for development is good in theory, it can be cost prohibitive. Here is why: • The cost of using the cloud. In reality, you’ll end up spending around $1k per computing instance per year. i.e. per developer • You still have to license any development tools for each developer seat. Check your EULA, they typically address ways of circumventing license requirements via virtualization. You ... (more)

Flex 3.4 SDK Error – focusInHandler

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at mx.managers::FocusManager/focusInHandler [no source] This is definitely an SDK bug. I was using the Flex 3.5 SDK and then downgraded to 3.4.1.10084. That is when this error magically appeared. Switched back to 3.5, all better. ... (more)

Free Flex Training in Denver

The event is Flex Training for ColdFusion Developers A free full-day, hands-on training session, where attendees can learn how to build their first Flex application using the latest Flash Builder 4 beta software. This training is designed to help experienced ColdFusion developers get started in understanding how to add rich UI to existing and new ColdFusion applications. Date / Time November 16, 2009 Event: 9am – 4pm Registration: 8:30am Main Website / Registration http://www.adobe.com/go/flextrainingforcfdevelopers Monday, November 16 The Curtis Hotel, 1405 Curtis Street, Denver, C... (more)

Brand New Adobe Flex Course Scheduled in Denver

On3 is adding a NEW! Adobe Flex course – we may be the first to offer it anywhere: Flex 3: Developing ColdFusion 8 Enabled Rich Internet Applications. The training covers the Flex client, Eclipse & Flex builder, the Flash virtual machine & how the Flex application development process is designed. It covers Actionscript, how events are handled, and layouts in a constraint based container. The material is similar to the first three days of Flex 3: Developing Rich Internet Applications. However, on the final two days, the course moves into getting data, using E4X Expressions & search... (more)

Adobe MAX 2009 Online

Watch MAX keynotes, streamed live from Los Angeles-register now (go to http://max.adobe.com/online/ ) On October 5th and 6th, Adobe MAX Online will feature the keynotes, streamed live, highlighting the newest and most exciting developments in the world of technology. Join 10 minutes early and participate in the backstage behind the scenes action. View the top three sessions from each day on demand: Check back each day by 8:00 PM PT, from October 5th to 7th, to see the top session of the day from each track: Design, Develop, and Envision. You’ll be able to view these sessions on dem... (more)