Hello, My name is Ed Haack. I have been using the GoogleMaps API for Flash since June 2008, since (I believe version 1.4, while it was unofficially available for the Flash IDE.) I wanted to share my experience with using the API to build the main application for the Facebook Application: Where I've Been.
I will not discuss any items specific to the project outside of using the API, but only using the API that is freely available to anyone willing to learn it. First, let me add that Google continues to impress me with to tools they offer to users and developers, understanding both and treating everyone as intelligent human beings. Not knowing anything about the API, capabilities or how to start, the first page (http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash/) explained EVERYTHING. I could not have asked for more. The documentation provided is clear enough to not need to ping the group for every little question. Even some provide code examples right in the docs. And, if no example is given, Pamela has really taken a great amount of time to try and provide examples for every scenario you would need to accomplish just about anything. The API documentation is the best I've ever seen for a free API. As the sole architect and developer of the GoogleMaps API Flash implementation of the project, I started by building prototypes to really test out all of that I read it could do. And to my surprise, it worked straight away. I did need to build a custom maker manager for storage of permanent vs. temporary markers, which took very little time. Even at version 1.4, the API was flexible enough to allow for almost 100% customized creativity. Even though items like "Tooltips" and "InfoWindows" were available, I did find them a little restrictive and figured out how to successfully dispatch events based on common actions of the GoogleMap API. If your project requires the usage of a map (of any kind), I can't recommend strongly enough this API. The documentation, support and shear flexibility is the most impressive piece of software I've seen in 20 years. Thank you Google... Ed Haack [email protected] www.edhaack.net --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
