Archive | June, 2009

Quick Tip: Correct folder for Unit Tests in Flash Builder 4

I really like the fact that FlexUnit is built right into Flash Builder since one of the main reasons unit testing used to fall off our radars was it was a pain setting up Flex Unit and executing scripts. However one of the things that struck me pretty weird was that Flash Builder was writing [...]

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Compiled vs interpreted languages and why I sometimes wish Actionscript was interpreted

[UPDATE] My friend, Mat pointed out that this post isnt really about compiled vs interpreted languages but rather static vs dynamically typed languages. Its always interesting to see the conflict between developers who love and those who hate interpreted languages. It often feels like the developers’ equivalent of a generation gap, with a lot younger [...]

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New Adobe toys this week: Flash Builder 4, Flex 4 SDK, Flash Catalyst, BrowserLab

An exciting week for Flash Platform Developers as Adobe released a number of Beta versions on the Adobe Labs site. I have just started playing with a couple of them but its definitely worth the shout out. Flash Builder 4: Flash Builder 4 is the next version of the Eclipse based IDE formerly known as [...]

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