actionscript
FlexTasks compc
Since I have had a small problem accomplishing this I thought it might be wort a small shout out. When you want to create a SWC and exclude everything except your own code you just have to exclude the core libraries that your SWC is using. In ant (using flextask) this is used with the compc – compiler.external-library-path. [...]
Flex SDK versions (fonts and components)
Many people don’t know what the differences are between the two Flex SDK distributions that are available so since I recently ran into this exact problem I thought I would try to explain it. There are two different SDKs available. One that is open source and one that is free of use (see the licenses). [...]
Countdown research
As I’m about to do a countdown for a kind of critical release I needed to see how much the TimerEvent fails since I know that it is not precise to the millisecond. So as a really simple test I started a timer to tick once every second. On each second I then calculated the [...]
Updated LURunner
I just made a small update on the Loose Unit Runner. It now indicates that your tests are running if you’re using asynchronous tests. Would love all feedback and feature request! Download it here!
Twitter fails again
Once again twitter makes my life a little more complicated.. I’ve developed an AIR application called Bobdroid for my workplace, Isotop, that uses twitter to provide the data. I have a twitter application account to serve as back-end and I’ve had that for a long time now. The problem is when twitter decides that it’s [...]
LURunner 0.1 Beta
Since the first time I used the FlexUnit’s own UIRunner I’ve been annoyed by the fact that the UI takes about two-three seconds to load. That is because it uses the flex components. If you think about that you should run your tests at every new functionality you write, and you might write four test for some functionality. [...]
Building a testrunner
Are you also sick and tired of the flex-component based unit test runner that ships with flex unit? Me to and I needed to take action. Since it takes longer to initialize all the flex components than it is to execute the tests it is not on my accepted list. I also think that the [...]
Flash and the city is over
The last day at the conference was a bit disappointing. Not the best sessions, kind of scattered crowd since many had to catch a flight later on the evening and the finishing keyword was just mumble it didn’t feel like the best end to an otherwise really good conference. The upsides was a real funny session [...]
FATC day 2
After the second day of flash and the city I got a more relaxed day than yesterday. The sessions I attended was more of conceptual and inspirational and not so techy. I enjoy both, I think I enjoy the tech ones more but a good mix up is best. So on side where I learned [...]
First day of FATC
Today was the first day of flash and the city and it was quite inspirational! It started up with some minor issues like standing in line for forty minutes just to get the badges, then off for a quick breakfast! The Helen Mills theater might not be the best place for conferences but it is a nice place [...]