Re: [Flashcoders] Re: OT: Interactive conferences (Merrill, Jason)
Hello mates, I think that the list is missing one of the most important js library for flashist of of there, that is the createjs http://www.createjs.com/ As you all, I'm a flashist (10 years of experience) that had to (re)learn html and javascript. When I began to use createjs, in particular easeljs I was really pleased because it seemed to me to program (quite) exactly as in Flash. A demo is worth 1000 words so here it is 2 demos I made in html/js by using that library (obviously I use also a lot jquery as support and the greensock libs for tweening): Monkey Island - Insult Swordfighting Game http://www.int33h.com/test/mi/ Dungeon Master Social Demo http://www.int33h.com/test/dm/ I'm really pleased by the results. I stronlgy suggest that if you want to learn html/js then you have to begin with createjs. Il 25/01/2013 16:15, John McCormack ha scritto: Some great resources throughout these posts. Thank you so much. Personally, I hope Adobe come storming back with some new tools next iteration. John On 25/01/2013 13:03, Marco Terrinoni wrote: Not too sure about conferences. We have UX in London but not sure how much focus is on JS. On the forum / educational side I have found the following resources invaluable: CSS www.css-tricks.com Chris Coyier's screencasts and blog posts are awesome for learning simple and advanced css authoring and keeping up-to-date with best practices. Experts Exchange http://www.experts-exchange.com/ This is a subscription based service but the quality of programming advice for every language including JS is well worth it For IDE's it's difficult and for me, the single biggest barrier to entry because of the huge number of development options. The key is to find a workflow that works best for you but the following resources I cannot recommend highly enough: - Sublime Text 2 - Wordpress (Bones HTML5 Development Theme) - CSS using SASS (Compass.App) - Greensock Animation Library Sublime Text 2 - Text Editor http://www.sublimetext.com/2 There are thousands of extensions and packages I don't know where to begin If you're learning HTML5 then learning responsive design techniques is a must - this involves using CSS media queries so once you have grasped the basics of CSS, be sure to move to using pre-processing language like SASS or LESS - there's a great article on css tricks about the benefits and merits of each method. I use SASS and it's sped up my whole development process 10 fold!). To do this on Windows I use compass.app http://compass.handlino.com/ If you're using Mac, then Codekit includes libraries for compass. I do a lot of web development in Wordpress, there are a lot of great resources out there but if you're really looking to learn best practices for Responsive Web Design then you cannot go wrong with the Bones HTML5 Theme, amazingly well commented http://themble.com/bones/ Animation: jQuery is obviously ubiquitous but if you're a flasher then you've probably used Tweenmax in AS3 and if you loved using that as much as I did then you should definitely try the new Greensock for JavaScript library. http://www.greensock.com/ It provides a nice, familiar syntax and a ton of plugins that make animation in html5 a lot easier than using jQuery plugins which seem to have a short shelve life due to continual updates of the jQuery library (Can also be used on conjunction with jQuery). I haven't tried Sencha yet but look forward to dipping my toe soon. If you're looking to develop purely in Javascript using MVC design patterns then a framework like backbone.js , dojo or node.js get a lot of mentions though I haven't looked into any of this seriously yet. Cheers Marco Terrinoni - Director MULARAM PRODUCTIONS web design // animation // illustration uk: +44 7876 652 643 e: ma...@mularam.com w: www.mularam.com -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: 24 January 2013 19:18 To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Re: OT: Interactive conferences (Merrill, Jason) Thanks Dave - I have found a few of my answers on Stack Overflow in the past, I like it. Is it web browser only or can you subscribe like a mailing list? I think I prefer that format. Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect II Bank of America Global Learning 703.302.9265 (w/h) -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Dave Watts Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 2:12 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Re: OT: Interactive conferences (Merrill, Jason) Oh, and as a side note, does Fig Leaf host a similar mailing list like this but for Javascript / AJAX'y stuff? We do not. I personally tend to just rely on StackExchange for JS questions. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/
Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscript lives on.
Ah, for those interested in developing for mobile by using Flash/Air, I suggest to check this forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/air/development/mobile?view=discussions There are many interesting discussions- Il 18/09/2012 22:45, Kevin Newman ha scritto: On 9/18/12 11:04 AM, Tom Gooding wrote: 1) Has anyone on this list shipped anything decent (by this I guess I mean commercially successful; gave +ve ROI on dev/sales costs) into the AppStore using AS3/AIR? Also, I didn't have anything to do with it, but I think the NBC Sports (formerly NBC Olympics) apps are both done in AIR. 2) Has anyone got any practical advice for technology choices for an AS3 / Java shop looking to do mobile apps / games (we have a framework using SmartFox server with AS3 client tech). Get started with Starling or another Stage3D based framework (through direct rendermode) from the start, and don't bother with CPU or GPU rendermodes. Kevin N. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscript lives on.
Actionscript can manipulate DOM... because as1 is quite the same as js.
My personal experience: I'm a flash developer since 2002, I've begun
with Flash 6 (before I was a classic programmer, c, clipper and so on).
I appreciated very much when As3 came out because I was freed by that
nightmare of implementing class with prototype, by passing always the
context and so on...
Now, because I have family, I was forced to learn html+js (and
obviously jQuery) and I'm back into prototypes and context nightmare.
Ok let's say that I feel pretty strong and confortable with them, but
it's a jump of at least 6 years in the past.
However, the REAL NIGHTMARE that I had forgottend since 2002 is that
OBVIOUSLY html+js (also by using jQuery) differs from browser to browser.
jQuery helps a lot, however you have to test your webapp on many
browser and a lot of times what works on one, doesn't on another.
The real bad thing is that also on the language javascript there are
important differences among the browser and you'll learn these only when
they are in front of you.
For example, setTimeout(myFunction, 1000, myParam) won't work on
explorer and you have to write it in this way:
setTimeout(function(){myFunction(myParam)} , 1000);
And this is just an example...
Btw I didn't left Flash, I use it for making Android and iOS apps and it
works very well.
I made 4 apps, free on Android (with advertising banners by using an
ANE) and with fee on Apple Store.
P.S. Sorry for my English, it's not my native tongue.
Il 18/09/2012 15:22, Merrill, Jason ha scritto:
Make it an EMCA viable script language. Like Actionscript becoming Javascripts
competitor. Make it so Actionscript can control and manipulate DOM.
Just sayin..
THAT would be AWESOME and make me VERY HAPPY.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect II
Bank of America Global Learning
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Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscript lives on.
Adobe Flash CS5.5 updated to AIR3.2, I'm really satisfied with it.
I've made this application (100,000+ downloads, more than 1,000 feebacks
for an avarage rate of 4.6)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.int33h.kfm
It took me about a year to design, program and testing and I'm still
releasing updates with new features every 1-2 months.
It's completly free, no in app purchase to advance in the game (I hate
that model of business).
It uses heavy mysql and heavy computing and it runs fine on my Galaxy S.
On devices such as = Galaxy S2 the app doesn't seem to be build on
Flash, it seems made natively.
The same app is available for iOS but under a small fee.
Hope this helps
Il 18/09/2012 19:49, Gustavo Duenas ha scritto:
what program did you use for creating apps for android and ios?
Gus
On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Ima Newsletta wrote:
Actionscript can manipulate DOM... because as1 is quite the same as
js.
My personal experience: I'm a flash developer since 2002, I've begun
with Flash 6 (before I was a classic programmer, c, clipper and so
on).
I appreciated very much when As3 came out because I was freed by that
nightmare of implementing class with prototype, by passing always the
context and so on...
Now, because I have family, I was forced to learn html+js (and
obviously jQuery) and I'm back into prototypes and context nightmare.
Ok let's say that I feel pretty strong and confortable with them, but
it's a jump of at least 6 years in the past.
However, the REAL NIGHTMARE that I had forgottend since 2002 is that
OBVIOUSLY html+js (also by using jQuery) differs from browser to
browser.
jQuery helps a lot, however you have to test your webapp on many
browser and a lot of times what works on one, doesn't on another.
The real bad thing is that also on the language javascript there are
important differences among the browser and you'll learn these only
when they are in front of you.
For example, setTimeout(myFunction, 1000, myParam) won't work on
explorer and you have to write it in this way:
setTimeout(function(){myFunction(myParam)} , 1000);
And this is just an example...
Btw I didn't left Flash, I use it for making Android and iOS apps and
it works very well.
I made 4 apps, free on Android (with advertising banners by using an
ANE) and with fee on Apple Store.
P.S. Sorry for my English, it's not my native tongue.
Il 18/09/2012 15:22, Merrill, Jason ha scritto:
Make it an EMCA viable script language. Like Actionscript becoming
Javascripts competitor. Make it so Actionscript can control and
manipulate DOM.
Just sayin..
THAT would be AWESOME and make me VERY HAPPY.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect II
Bank of America Global Learning
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[Flashcoders] Air3.2
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Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Platform roadmap released - time to start learning HTML 5 unless you make games.
At last, Adobe showed us that is alive. Il 22/02/2012 20:01, John R. Sweeney Jr. ha scritto: When HTML5 can do what I can do in AS3, I'll consider it. :) John John R. Sweeney Jr. Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:50 PM, James Merrill wrote: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplatform/whitepapers/roadmap.html A new version of AS3 will be nice, it's just too bad no one wants Flash anymore. Flash player is basically dead in the water, with its future usage being hardcore gaming. How many of you guys/gals are doing that? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Adobe Mobile Forum
I noticed a big increase of messages on Adobe Mobile Forum in these two last weeks. It's a coincidence or people has finally understood that: - With just one click you can export for iOS and Android - Air runs well on iOS and Android devices Are we able, at last, to reverse the ignominious idea that Flash is dying? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
