Coding tools

PhoneGAP – build hybrid HTML/apps for mobiles

Monday, September 14th, 2009

PhoneGap is an open source development tool for building fast, easy mobile apps with JavaScript.

If you’re a web developer who wants to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaScript while still taking advantage of the core features in the iPhone, Android and Blackberry SDKs, PhoneGap is for you.

http://phonegap.com/

50 new jQuery hints

Monday, August 24th, 2009

50 new’n'nifty hints and tricks to use with jQuery…

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/23/50-useful-new-jquery-techniques/

Flash & Flex Developers Magazine

Friday, July 10th, 2009

We’ve a subscription to the Flash & Flex Developers Magazine that will be delivered to us in PDF format every other month. We have a two year subscription. More details can be seen on their website.

The PDF files will be stored on the server at: \\data\Allofus\Technology\Flash & Flex Developers Magazine

Gaia framework for Flash

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Gaia is an open-source front-end Flash Framework for AS3 and AS2 designed to dramatically reduce development time.

Using the scaffolding engine in Gaia, you can build a fully-functional Flash site in a few minutes without having to code up any Actionscript. Using techniques borrowed from Ruby, Python and SmallTalk, you code “by exception” – so the standard bits of projects are auto-created for you.

GAIA Framework for Flash

Gaia is packed with features and provides a simple way to do all the things you do on every Flash site including:

  • Navigation
  • Transitions
  • Preloading
  • Asset Management
  • Dynamic Font Loading

Gaia has built-in deeplinking with SWFAddress, and is fully integrated with SWFObject so you don’t have to write any HTML, CSS or Javascript. Gaia also uses SWFWheel which gives you full mouse scroll wheel support on all platforms and browsers.

Gaia is established and used on world-class websites for Clients such as Mercedes, Gillette, Honda and ElectronicArts.

Most Flash frameworks are back-end frameworks; Gaia is a front-end framework, meaning that novices can get to use its power very quickly and seasoned developers don’t feel limited by the framework.