Supporting the Flash Community's Diversification into New Technologies
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They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. In this case, I’d say the first step is more about admitting that the entire industry has a problem. Now, I’m sure there are plenty of you out there who would respond “there’s no problems, everything’s copacetic.” And, if that’s the case, …
The current trend towards HTML5 as the medium for rich browser experiences is leading to changes in large segments of the interactive industry. As people learn the details about HTML5 feature-support, how these features are implemented in various browsers, and what tools and frameworks exist to …
I met a team at a mobile dev shop a couple of weeks ago and in the discussion I casually mentioned that mobile app usage exceeds web usage. Eyebrows were raised. I couldn’t remember where I’d heard it. No big deal, everyone knows mobile is important, we moved on. It bothered me afterwards though …
The Cucumber project (http://cukes.info) is a Behavior Driven Development (BDD) tool originally designed to work with Ruby. However, since its inception its popularity has grown and there have been implementations of Cucumber written for different languages including Java, .Net, Flex, and …
With the continuing momentum of HTML5, industry expectations of the online video space continue to grow. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about HTML5 video, and I find myself in the position of explaining to my clients (many already heavily invested in Flash-based video solutions) …
With Adobe announcing the abandonment of all mobile Flash Player efforts, developers who formerly specialized in this platform are branching out a bit more and taking up both new and old technologies in exploration of other opportunities. This article is not meant to be comprehensive rundown in …
Over the last few weeks I’ve spent time diving more into native Android development, and I thought it might be useful to share some of my impressions and thoughts on ways in which to approach learning this type of engineering. Briefly, for some background, I originally began developing HTML …
What is this site about, anyway? 2011 saw massive changes to, and a blunt conversation about, the interactive production industry. Whatever the exact future of Flash, it is clear than it will be different from its past; and many increasingly see the rising importance of alternative technologies, …
Flash has been a remarkable proving ground for the current generation of digital talent. Flash both enabled and forced this talent to confront the multitude of challenges when creating rich interactive experiences — experiences far richer than would have been possible in the absence of …
