Once again, its been some time since updating the blog. I finally took some time to organize the blog and moved it to a new host. It will now reside in a new domain – with the URL: blog.flexwiz.net – and should be much faster too. Yes, as a performance freak I am aware that [...]
READ MORE »Flying Postcards and Tweening – 3D Billboard Tutorial
Flash 3D API in the current flash player (10.1) is very limited, and is no more than a basic perspective drawing. However, it is perfectly suitable for putting flat 2D objects in 3D space – to create what is often called ‘flying postcards’. Before FP10, Flying postcards used to be very difficult to code, but nowadays it [...]
READ MORE »Flex 4.5 – A ‘Hero’s Welcome
It’s been a while since Flex 4.5 public beta was released. I spent some time with the the new SDK and following blogs, getting the feel of it. The 4.5 “Hero” SDK is expected to release later this year, along with a new version of flash player (10.2) . In previous posts (Spark pains) I expressed my disappointment [...]
READ MORE »Thoughts on 2010 and being independent
It’s been a while since I last posted here. Unfortunately I was too busy working on my (and mostly my clients) projects. With the new year, I will briefly touch on issues this year as an independent flex developer.
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