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Mocking for Java and Flex
There are plenty of choices for creating mock objects in Java but Flex has seen little development in this area, until recently. The popular and maturing Mockito framework now has a Flex counterpart, which aims to bring mocking to Flex.
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Firefox 3.5 Is a Worthy Update
A year ago, Mozilla entered the Guinness Book with a little over 8 M Firefox 3 downloads in 24 hours. Today, still in the first day, Firefox 3.5 has an average of about 50 downloads /sec and a total of 3.6 million downloads at July 01 10:30 AM GMT. 3.5 is a worthy update considering the large number of improvements over 3.0 like native video. No need for Flash/Silverlight anymore.
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Are iPhone and Unity3D taking away Flash Developers
Adobe Flash can’t run on iPhone. Unity3D, a cross-platform browser/mobile gaming software framework is on iPhone. All these facts form this basis for Jesse Warden’s June 25 blog post that ignites good discussion.
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GraniteDS Continues to Evolve
GraniteDS 2.0.0 was recently released and continues to evolve and mature, providing a very realistic competitor to Adobe's solutions.
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Develop Flex Application with Microsoft Visual Studio – Amethyst IDE
It’s always a developers’ wish that they can reuse their acquired skills to apply them to new technologies. Amethyst IDE from Sapphire Steel Software is such tool that allows .Net developers start developing Adobe Flex or AIR applications from their familiar Visual Studio environment.
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Model Driven Development with Adobe Flex
Adobe has announced another step forward in the Flex eco-system with the beta release of Adobe LiveCycle Data Services 3 (LCDS).
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Will HTML 5 kill Flash?
As last week came to a close, the “Open Web” debate heated up after Adobe’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen, commented on how Adobe views HTML 5.
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.NET RIA Services, the Roadmap
The .NET RIA Services team has published their release plan starting with a CTP in July and ending with RTW during the first part of 2010. These dates are not set in concrete since changes may appear due to user feedback.
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ActionScript 3 Site Framework - Fosfr
There are many different approaches to develop RIA based web sites. Flash sites are particular appealing to businesses or individuals involving in rich media contents. Fosfr is an ActionScript 3 site framework that is developed to build full Flash site. InfoQ interviewed Fosfr creator, Jeff DePascale, to learn more about the insights.
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JavaOne: JavaFX Gets Oracle's Backing as Sun Releases Update, and Demos Authoring Tool and TV App
As Oracle CEO Larry Ellison publicly backs JavaFX, Sun launches JavaFX 1.2 with a new charting API, beta support for Linux and Solaris, and a number of significant language changes to JavaFX Script. Sun has also given a public demonstration of its JavaFX authoring tool and JavaFX TV at JavaOne, and the Eclipse plug-in is receiving some attention.
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Flex Open Source Data Visualization Framework: Axiis
A new open source addition to the Adobe Flex world is Axiis, a data visualization framework released in May under the MIT license. Data visualization is a term frequently used to describe graphical views of application data, such as charts and graphs.
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Is Google Wave Going to Have an Impact on RIA/Silverlight?
The recently announced Google Wave platform, which is promoting HTML 5, is believed by some to have a major impact on RIA, including Silverlight, while others consider that Wave is actually a competitor for Microsoft’s SharePoint and Exchange rather than RIA. It's poll time.
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Adobe Releases Public Betas of Flex Gumbo, Flash Builder 4, and Flash Catalyst
In another step towards a final release, Adobe has released public betas of the Flex 4 framework and two related development tools.
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Google Pushes the Web Platform with Chrome 2.0 and Wave
Google has announced two more tools that will help in its mission “to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful”. One of them is version 2.0 of its Chrome browser which aims to facilitate demanding client-side applications and the other one is Wave, a new environment for communication and collaboration on the Web.
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Gizmox Releases Visual WebGui 6.4 Preview Version
Gizmox announces the release of a free preview version of its Visual WebGui, version 6.4, product. VWG promises a point-and-click tool for RIA development (DHTML or Silverlight) that requires no HTML, CSS, or XAML coding; and that can be integrated with Photoshop, Expression Blend, and Flash CS.