Helen Triolo has created another article on creating advanced drawings using SVG. This one is pretty nice as it actually draws the content out for you, and also discusses some advanced drawing / rendering strategies.
You can view the entire article here.
[via mxna via play.ground]
I was just poking around the Microsoft site looking for information on Visual Studio .NET and came across this article on Coding Techniques. Although some sections are specific to working with Microsoft technologies, there is some good information on such things as code naming, commenting and formatting.
You can view the article here.
When I am doing application development with Flash the work-flow usually consists of:
What is your work flow like? As a developer, when do you pass the work to the designer? Or if you are a designer, when do you start to work on the project?
I have once again been doing a lot of application development with Flash, and have begun to create some more advanced apps / functionality. Previously, I would follow a few simple rules to organize my applications:
This actually worked well for applications which only had one state (such as the Stock Services app), but did not work well for more complex applications which had multiple states / screens.
We have released a new version of the Flash Detection Kit. Among other things, this kit contains Flash only detection code.
You can find more information, as well as download the kit here.
The Flash Content Development Kit for the NTT DoCoMo 505i series phone is now available from the DevNet Mobile Development Center. The kit has information on developing and publishing content for the NTT DoCoMo 505i series mobile phones.
The kit also includes an update to Flash MX that allows you to review, publish and test new Macromedia Flash Lite content for DoCoMo -mode phones.
You can find more information on download the kit here.
The new EDGE newsletter is out and among other things has an article about the DevNet Resource Kits (DRK), and the development process and steps behind the components on the DRK.
You can read the article here.
[via greg burch]
There is an interview with Sean Neville from Macromedia on the ServerSide.com. In it, Sean discusses Rich Internet Applications, and how they fit in architecturally with client / server development. You can view the interview via video, or read the transcript
You can can read and view the interview here.
[via christian cantrell]
meet the makers has posted a very thorough interview with Jeremy Allaire. In it, Jeremy discusses the history of ColdFusion, his thoughts on technology and what he is doing now. Jeremy also mentions that he is a “happy user” of the Macromedia XML News Aggregator.
You can read the entire interview / article here.
Just a quick FYI, I will be taking a couple of days off (Friday and Monday), so it might take me a little longer than normal for me to respond to any emails.
