ColdFusion Trends with Ben Forta

ColdFusion guru Ben Forta discusses the state of ColdFusion, CF adoption trends, and the future of the platform.

Fluent Navigation in JSF 2

Part 3 on JSF 2: Discover that getting around in a JSF 2 application is much simpler and requires less typing.

Why AIR Is Not Google Gears, Prism, JavaFX or Silverlight & Why It May Be Bad News for Microsoft and Apple

Adobe’s release last week of its AIR 1.0 (Adobe Integrated Runtime) cross-platform platform got plenty of ink. Much of it missed the point.And that’s...

3 replies - 2660 views - 03/07/08 by Tim Negris in News

RIA on your Phone?

I love Apple. I confess I'm a pure fanboy, writing this post on a Macbook Pro I'm very proud of, and I really admire what Steve Jobs has managed to do with...

0 replies - 437 views - 03/07/08 by Sebastien Arbogast in News

The Man Who Set Twitter Free

DZone sits down with Aaron West, the man who set Twitter free of the browser. Aaron is a long time ColdFusion, Flash and Flex developer who created twitterAIR,...

0 replies - 4868 views - 03/07/08 by Dan Wilson in Articles

Really This Time - Part Three of Creating Tetris in Compiled JavaFX Script

As I mentioned in the previous post (which I accidentally published prematurely), I've been speaking on JavaFX Script at Sun Tech Days in Sydney, Australia. ...

0 replies - 2744 views - 03/06/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

How Do I Use Java3D with JavaFX?

What is Java3D? It is an API enabling applications that call functions of the OpenGL and DirectX drivers to create and render 3D scenes on the screen. How can...

4 replies - 7743 views - 02/29/08 by Sergey Surikov in Tips and Tricks

Selenium Users Meetup at Google

Earlier this week, I attended the inaugural Selenium User Group meetup at Google's Campus in Mountain View. It was an excellent event, with many of the core...

0 replies - 4505 views - 02/27/08 by Matt Raible in News

360|Flex Atlanta - Big Success

The 360|Flex Conference, Atlanta version, is drawing to a close and it is now time to take home the fancy conference schwag and tons of new information. I'll...

0 replies - 1659 views - 02/27/08 by Dan Wilson in Blogs

JavaFX - Fullscreen, Animation, and Transparency

Sometimes we need to switch an application to full-screen mode. Let's examine an example of such an application...

0 replies - 6454 views - 02/26/08 by Sergey Surikov in Tips and Tricks

Adobe Fires a Shot Across The Bow

For those new to Rich Internet Applications, there is a War of the Platforms taking place right now. Users are demanding more intuitive applications, increased...

0 replies - 3371 views - 02/25/08 by Dan Wilson in Blogs

Wrong bet: Flex 3 and AIR have been released... today!

One month ago, I tried to guess a release date for Flex 3 based on some hints by Serge Jespers. As a matter of fact, I was a little bit too optimistic with my...

0 replies - 424 views - 02/25/08 by Sebastien Arbogast in News

Creating a Tetris Program (Part Two) in Compiled JavaFX Script

This is the second part of a mini-series in which we're creating a Tetris game in compiled JavaFX Script together.  If you haven't already, please take a look...

0 replies - 3015 views - 02/24/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

Flex is in the Air

Reading about it in the new edition of the German Typo3 Magazine TN3 I had a look at hype! for AIR news. I found a post about a Firebug-like tool available for...

0 replies - 2369 views - 02/24/08 by Rainer Eschen in News

Let's Create a Tetris Game in Compiled JavaFX Script

I thought it would be fun to spend a few posts creating a Tetris game in compiled JavaFX Script together.  Today I made a rough start on it, and if you...

5 replies - 4788 views - 02/22/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

CSS3: A solution for applications, or are we the boiling frogs?

The old saying goes, if you throw a frog into boiling water, he will jump out quickly. If you put the frog in a pot of water and slowly increase the...

2 replies - 4019 views - 02/21/08 by Dan Wilson in Blogs

Compiled JavaFX Script Now Speaks JSON

As I explained in the XML and JSON Processing post, compiled JavaFX Script has an XML abstraction. It now has a JSON abstraction as well. I'm sure that there...

1 replies - 3103 views - 02/21/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles