Category Archives: ActionScript

Say goodbye to Flex Builder

Posted on May 16, 2009 by keith

Say hello to “Flash Builder”! Word has been leaking out here and there via Adobe evangelists that the next version of Flex Builder will be rebranded as “Flash Builder”. I’ve actually known about this as a tentative change for a … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash | 16 Comments

Flash 10 BitmapData.draw fails beyond 4096 pixels?

Posted on April 16, 2009 by keith

So Flash 10 allows us to create bitmaps that are larger than the 2880 pixels. Up to 8192 wide or tall (though not both – there’s a maximum pixel count). I’ve covered this in depth in a previous post. But … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash | 21 Comments

Evolution / De-Evolution Part 2

Posted on April 5, 2009 by keith

My last post was intended to be pretty tongue-in-cheek, but I’m guessing that a lot of people won’t get my dry humor, so I better explain. First of all, I wasn’t complaining about Objective-C or saying there’s anything wrong with … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, General, iPhone, Objective C | 14 Comments

February 25-lines contest voting finally open

Posted on March 14, 2009 by keith

Vote here: http://www.25lines.com/?page_id=231 More info on what’s going on with it, here: http://www.25lines.com/?p=238

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FiTC slides and code posted

Posted on February 27, 2009 by keith

As promised. http://www.bit-101.com/fitc/2009/fitc_ams_09.zip

Posted in ActionScript, Conferences, Flash | 4 Comments

ActionScript Hero Interview with ME.

Posted on February 12, 2009 by keith

I had the honor of being interviewed live on the Internet by Pablo Parrado, AKA ActionScript Hero this afternoon. If you weren’t able to view the live session, and just can’t get enough of me… first, seek help. Then, if … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Conferences, Flash, General, iPhone, Objective C | 2 Comments

BIT-101 != Flash ???

Posted on February 12, 2009 by keith

I’ve had a few commenters here bring up the fact that I’m not blogging so much about Flash these days. And it’s true. At the end of December last year I started learning Objective-C for iPhone development, and now I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash, General, iPhone, Objective C | 22 Comments

25 Lines ActionScript Contest, January Finalists Announced.

Posted on January 22, 2009 by keith

http://www.25lines.com/?page_id=186

Posted in ActionScript, Flash | 1 Comment

CoreSWF: AS3 in XCode

Posted on January 5, 2009 by keith

So for the last two weeks, I’ve been exclusively using XCode, doing Objective-C iPhone stuff. Haven’t even opened Flex Builder. Back to work today and back to Flex Builder. My fingers are tripping over themselves trying to figure out shortcuts. … Continue reading →

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25 Line ActionScript contest entries source posted

Posted on December 29, 2008 by keith

http://www.25lines.com/?p=168 Now you have 80-something files of cool effects, inspiration, and horrible coding practices to learn from. 🙂 Next contest starts in a few days.

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