June 16, 2009
"Debbie" is a persona, a composite character representing a type or class of developer. Lots of Flash Builder 4 features are being built with "Debbie" in mind, and Tim Buntel is asking for help finding Debbie to validate and test features. More on Tim's blog .
June 12, 2009
I presented to 4 usergroups this week, primarily focusing on ColdFusion futures (including "Bolt", the planned ColdFusion IDE) but also covering Flash Builder 4 and Flash Catalyst. The reactions at all groups were highly consistent - enthusiasm, excitement, and lots of spontaneous applause. The big...
June 10, 2009
Last night's usergroup event in NYC was incredible! A crowd of about 120 packed one of the beautiful new conference facilities at NYU Medical Center, and we chatted for over 2 hours about ColdFusion, Flex, Flash Catalyst, and more. The crowd was amazing, dozens of questions and comments and...
June 9, 2009
Yesterday's usergroup presentation in Washington, D.C. went very well. Lots of excitement, good (and some tough) questions, and the interactivity I've come to expect from this group. What I did not expect was the poor turnout, this has been one of the best attended groups for over a decade, and...
June 8, 2009
Last night's usergroup presentation in Atlanta went really well. About 100 attendees turned out for an hour of ColdFusion "Centaur" and "Bolt" and close to an hour of Flash Builder 4. The Atlanta group is home to some of the more vocal users, but the crowd was a little more subdued than usual,...
June 7, 2009
I am on my way down to Atlanta (literally,I am posting this from on-board a Delta flight featuring on-board wifi, and I can feel the plane starting to descend). Tonight I'll be presenting to the Atlanta usergroup, one of my favorite groups to speak to. We'll be talking about ColdFusion and Flex...
June 4, 2009
We have a long history with ESRI , the world's leading GIS technology company, and ESRI has long supported the use of Flash and Flex as a front-end to the offerings. But check out the ArcGIS Server Live User Sites page - Flex examples dominate! (And the very first app listed is powered by...
June 2, 2009
In conjunction with the public beta of Flash Builder 4 , Adobe Developer Connection has published lots of new ColdFusion related content, including: Flash Builder 4 beta for ColdFusion developers Updated Flex for ColdFusion developers mini learning guide Getting started with ColdFusion and Flash...
June 1, 2009
We've just kicked off a massive usergroup tour, and Adobe Platform Evangelists are spanning the globe to talk about upcoming versions of Flash Builder, Flash Catalyst, ColdFusion, and the new ColdFusion IDE. I'll be presenting at the following locations: June 8th, 2009: Atlanta, GA June 9th, 2009:...
May 31, 2009
Title says it all, public beta versions of Flash Builder 4 (formerly Flex Builder) and Flash Catalyst are now available for download on Adobe Labs.