Archive for June, 2008

Google Kills The Browser Sync Plugin With Firefox3

I have previously written, that I wanted a Google Browser Sync like plugin, just for Thunderbird. Now, it seems like I won’t have the GBS plugin in firefox anymore either. This is really sad.
I saw the sad news over at the google operating system blog, which tells me, that google is going to discontinue the [...]

June 16, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Tools  4 Comments

Patterns of GUI Architecture in Cairngorm and PureMVC

In the flex application we are currently developing, the need has arisen to get some more structure on the code. In the upcoming months, we are going to do a great deal of flex development, heavily expanding the functionality of the application, and of course we want to keep a maintainable application. Because of this, [...]

June 9, 2008  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Design, Rich Internet Applications  19 Comments

What Is The Big Deal With Flex?

Are you a Java developer with the thought: “What the f*** is up with all the flex hype here in the Java camp? Is flex not just the same old closed flash world like always?”. If so, then this post is for you.
In my recent post Flex Leads to Clash Between Java and Flex [...]

June 8, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Programming, Rich Internet Applications  13 Comments

When Thin Clients Grow Fat

The great flex framework from Adobe lends itself to writing “real” applications in flash. By this, I mean large, real, fat clients, filled with business logic on a large domain model. There are already examples of this around, including Adobes own Photoshop Express. This is a clear shift in movement, when compared to what [...]

June 4, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Design, Rich Internet Applications  3 Comments

Flex Leads To Clash Between Java and Flash Communities

I will go out on a limb here, and say something totally general about two developer communities, and how they view each other. We define ourselves against others (those who do not are the true innovators), and now, I will go define myself against others So what do I mean? Flex have spawned a [...]

June 3, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Programming, Rich Internet Applications  4 Comments