Well, most people are watching football but I decided to mess around with the Ribbit Flex SDK today. Wow, is it easy and fun. I have uploaded a .zip of an Air application I created that allows you to make phone calls and send text messages via the Ribbit api. Please feel free to download it and try it out. Although you will need to sign up for your own Ribbit developer account.
The following book review for Manning Press’s Air in Action was submitted by Barry Knapp of Railinc.
Adobe Air In Action provides a good overview of the most frequently required ActionScript API with many easy to follow examples. There is a heavy emphasis toward teaching the readers through specific AIR example that will enable them to quickly create a running AIR application. This book is not geared for those looking for an in-depth discussion of AIR application design, best practices and frame working. Continue reading
When working with ArrayCollections and Collection Event handlers don’t forget to removeAll() on ArrayCollections that are copies of the changed ArrayCollection. Continue reading