Flash/Flex Integration: SWFLibrary v1.5

Usually I like to post glamorous stuff, like 3D swirly things and experiments. Occasionally, however, I feel the need to release a little code in the interest of helping a few people out. This code is a review of sorts, since I already posted a similar utility back in June. However, since […]

Presenting: Tutorio.us!

After a couple of months working on this project, I am ready to release my labor of love. Presenting: Tutorio.us!

Speed Tests: Objects vs. Arrays vs. Dictionaries

I’ve been taking buses around Europe for a couple weeks now, and sometimes those trips get extremely long. Yesterday I took a bus from Venice to Seefeld (Austria), a trip that would have taken about five hours if not for the hurricane-like downpour they were having in Italy. Seriously, it was ridiculous- all traffic was on the side of the highway, and all the motorcyclists were huddled under the overpasses. But on the bright side, it did give me a lot of time to try out some things that I normally wouldn’t take the time to do, such as this experiment.

AS3 Broadcaster Class

This is something simple enough that I hesitate to post it, but maybe someone else can benefit. Plus, I always try to have something new on Mondays. Anyway, this a technique I once used back in the dark ages of ActionScript development (meaning AS2). Last week, however, I suddenly had need of it again.

Runtime Libraries in Flex ActionScript Projects

When working with Flash, there is really only one vector format worth worrying about, and that is SWF. And furthermore, it turns out that there is a kinda slick way to import all the assets contained in a SWF into a Flex ActionScript project. In the following class, I’ve just smoothed the process a little bit.

The Art and Beauty of Singletons

A) In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank.
B) In animal husbandry, the sole surviving offspring of a litter.
C) In astrology, a single planet alone in a hemisphere (or some crap like that).
D) In mathematics, a set with only one member.
E) In England, a small village about 7 miles north of Chichester in West Sussex.

What do all these things have in common?

A Flash Horror Story

Sometimes deadlines make you do things… terrible things. Things that you wouldn’t want associated with your name because they could single-handedly ruin your career. Systems and classes that you hope against hope will never ever have a problem or need an update. But the whole time, something in you is telling you, “This is wrong. This will come back to haunt me.” Sometimes you’re lucky. But usually you’re not, and it does come back to haunt you- with a vengeance.