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Debunking Common Myths About ColdFusion
ColdFusion has been around for quite some time — since 1995 — and like any technology with a bit of age behind it, quite a few misconceptions exist about the platform and its capabilities. This contributed article addresses some of the common myths around CF.
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Is Java losing Ground to Flex?
As rich Internet application (RIA) technologies mature and become more widely visible to developers, inevitably they will cross with established technologies, like Java. A recent blog post from the game development company Sharendipitous Moments, entitled “We’re Moving to Flash. Here’s Why,” created discussion on whether Java is losing ground to RIA technologies, such as Flex.
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RIA Frameworks: And the Survey Says…
Given the number of frameworks now available for rich Internet application (RIA), choosing the right one, if not the best one, can be a difficult decision. Inside RIA recently completed an online survey that asked Flex/ActionScript RIA developers about their preferred frameworks.
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SpringSource Embraces Groovy and Grails with Acquisition of G2One
SpringSource announced today the acquisition of G2One, the company behind Grails and Groovy. InfoQ sat down with SpringSource CEO Rod Johnson and G2One CTO Graeme Rocher to discuss the benefits of combining forces.
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Rolling Out Cannonball
One important characteristic of rich Internet application (RIA) technologies is the need to support Web standards. The newly released Cannonball ActionScript library is at the forefront of efforts to incorporate major Web standards into Adobe Flash-based RIA development. InfoQ spoke with Cannonball creator, John French, to gain more insight
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X2O Framework for Flex Server Integration
As RIA technologies maturing, there are increasing needs for the integration between RIAs and server side technologies. X2O Framework from We Are Mammoth is one such integration solution for Flex. InfoQ spoke with Ka Wai Cheung, a partner of the We Are Mammoth, to learn how X2O Framework fits into Flex based RIA development.
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Fluint Unit Test Tool for Flex
As rich Internet application (RIA) technologies are becoming more prevalent, more tools are being created to support RIA development. Flex unit test tool Fluint is an example. InfoQ spoke with Michael Labriala, Fluint developer and Flex architect, to learn more about using Fluint as a unit test solution in Flex development.
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Prana Framework Helps on ActionScript 3 Application Development
Prana is an Inversion of Control (IoC) type of application framework for Adobe Flex or ActionScript 3 based development. InfoQ recently spoke with the Prana framework’s creators Christophe Herreman and Damir Murat to learn more insights about the usage of the framework.
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More on Granite Data Service's with Project Founder Franck Wolff
Earlier this year, InfoQ discussed Granite Data Services (GDS) with project founder Franck Wolff. In this post, we follow-up with Wolff to learn more about the recent 1.1 release of GDS.
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Adobe Releases Flash 10
The latest update to the Flash Player from Adobe Systems has been released for general availability. To take full advantage of many of the new features, developers will have to wait for the release of Flex 4 sometime next year. However, Flash 10 does bring four main improvements that should interest developers: Pixel Bender, 3D Effects, Advanced Text Layout, and changes to File Reference API.
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Flex Testing with FlexMonkey
In this post, InfoQ.com discusses FlexMonkey with project founder Stu Stern of Gorilla Logic. FlexMonkey is an open source record / playback tool for testing Flex applications.
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Deep Linking in Flex with URLKit
In Rich Internet Applications, Deep Linking is the ability to link directly into a specific state of the application without reloading the application. In Flex 3, Deep Linking support was added, but does not support many advanced requirements. For those cases, Flex developers can use URLKit.
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FlexChart: Flash Charting Application for AJAX
FlexChart is an open source Flash application built for uses in AJAX applications. The charting application is driven through dynamically through XML.
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Is the ActionScript 3.0 Debate Over?
Since Colin Moock, an independent Flash platform expert, published his post on O’Reilly InsideRIA titled “The Charges against Action Script 3.0” in July, the Flash/Flex community has been actively engaged in the discussion.
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Adobe contributes AMF support to Zend Framework
As RIA technologies and tools have been well recognized and maturing, robust server side integration is expected to become an important RIA technology improvement area. Last week Adobe and Zend announced the collaboration efforts to allow the Zend Framework support AMF.