Posted by: arunbluebrain on: December 11, 2008
In this tutorial Nate is going to show you how to pull data out of a SQL Server database with .NET/LINQ, create a web service that publishes the data and consume it with a Flex app. It’s actually pretty simple so let’s get going. (This example is done in the .NET 3.5 Framework)
.NET Setup
You can [...]
Posted by: arunbluebrain on: December 10, 2008
fluint is a pretty advanced unit testing framework build specifically for Adobe Flex solutions.
What is Fluint?
Generall to say it is a testing framework based on the concepts of FlexUnit and JUnit. It enhanced the function of asynchronous. At the same time it is a graphical testing runner and integrated continuous building systems with an optional [...]
Posted by: arunbluebrain on: December 6, 2008
What is AMF?
AMF is a binary format based loosely on the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). It is used primarily to exchange data between an Adobe Flash application and a database, using a Remote Procedure Call.
Each AMF message contains a body which holds the error or response, which will be expressed as an ActionScript Object.
AMF [...]
Posted by: arunbluebrain on: December 2, 2008
Tour de Flex at Adobe MAX 2008 and have already seen over 8,000 users try it!
The pace of downloads is still accelerating as people discover this new tool.
Also, it’s worth noting that over 250,000 samples were viewed via the application in the first 5 days.
In other words, people are checking out lots of samples!
At launch, they [...]