I had a situation today where another developer needed to know how to determine how many lines were in a text file with AIR. Especially for developers that are not used to working with binary data - this could prove difficult. Making a solution that worked consistently across multiple platforms would be even [...]
AIR has provided the ability to move outside the browser, but the new Merapi project enables AIR to move outside of the desktop. In short, Merapi enables AIR to interact with Java. Here is some info from the Merapi site:
With a light weight and straightforward API, developers can leverage the OS by writing Java [...]
My newest article was just published at the Adobe AIR Developer Center. Basically, I took my experience with AIR applications, and I found areas where I consistently feel developers were making mistakes. By reading this article, hopefully you can avoid some of the common pitfalls in AIR development.
Adobe AIR Developer Center: 10 Common [...]
I have been working on a great project with Universal Mind since I left Georgia Tech in May. During this time I have grown to respect the wealth of knowledge of experience that makes up the team at UM. Because of this, when I received an offer to join Universal Mind as a [...]
For the last four weeks I have been writing a Round-Up of all of the weekly RIA news over at InsideRIA. My goal is to write an article that can be easily read and examined in a short amount of time, so that the readers can stay on top of RIA news. I [...]
I recently had some problems with my Internet connection. Actually, I have a LOT of problems. So, one morning after discovering my connection was absent, I ran to the local coffee shop to get some work done. After arriving, I expressed my frustration on Twitter:
To my surprise, only minutes later I get [...]
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