Author Archives: adamflater

Spring Framework – Pattern Inspiration

Posted on February 13, 2010 by adamflater

A nice mention from the Spring Actionscript guys regarding my post on the data translator pattern. 6.1.1.7. The IDataTranslator interface When dealing with web services you will typically receive a response that consists of an XML string (but other formats such … Continue reading →

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Merapi Session from BFlex

Posted on October 25, 2009 by adamflater

Today was the Flex portion of the BFusion/BFlex here in Bloomington, IN. I presented on integration native code in Flex with Merapi here at Indiana University. The main example we worked through involved automating Excel in Flex using Merapi .NET. … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, bflex, c#, excel, merapi | 2 Comments

ActionScript.it Interview

Posted on October 15, 2009 by adamflater

When and why did you become a software developer? The when… I began developing/hacking software when I discovered CTR+BREAK on my Laser Apple IIe clone back in 3rd grade. A family friend showed me the trick and a little bit … Continue reading →

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Roundarch and Tesla Highlight Next-Generation Driving Experience at Adobe MAX 2009

Posted on October 5, 2009 by adamflater

LOS ANGELES–Executives and engineers from interactive software pioneer Roundarch and leading electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors will outline the next-generation driving experience at Adobe MAX 2009, one of the world’s most popular developer conferences. Roundarch, a leader in digital design … Continue reading →

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New to flexlib: CSSPropertyInjector

Posted on September 14, 2009 by adamflater

As my first contribution to flexlib I’ve been developing a utility class called “CSSPropertyInjector“. The CSSPropertyInjector class is used to apply styles from CSS to an Object that has properties that are not stylable or on Objects that are generally … Continue reading →

Posted in Degrafa, Flex, css, flex 3, flex 4, flex charts, flexlib, fxg | 7 Comments

10 Awesome Flex Developers You Should Follow

Posted on June 28, 2009 by adamflater

These individuals have all inspired and/or helped me at one point in time. I’d like to take a moment to point them out and say thanks. I’ve personally either worked with, met or digitally communicated with all of these peeps. … Continue reading →

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Merapi is Open!

Posted on May 20, 2009 by adamflater

I was proud to announce with Andrew Powell today at 360 Flex | Indy, that Merapi is now officially open source. We’ve released the first public beta on Google Code as well as opened a Google Group. There is also … Continue reading →

Posted in 360 flex, AIR, Flex, merapi, open source | 5 Comments

Joining Roundarch / Merapi Positioning

Posted on May 4, 2009 by adamflater

On March 9th I began a new position in the role of Technical Architect and Evangelist at Roundarch. As I stated in my previous post, this was a difficult decision to make. Now that I’ve had a couple months of … Continue reading →

Posted in AIR, Flex, merapi, roundarch | 2 Comments

Farewell to Universal Mind

Posted on March 7, 2009 by adamflater

After much deliberation, earlier this week I chose to step down from my position at Universal Mind. This was a difficult decision for me as UM has a unique collection of highly talented individuals that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with. … Continue reading →

Posted in AIR, Flex, career | 6 Comments

Cairngorm Top 5 Tips – Number 3 – The Data Translator Pattern

Posted on February 2, 2009 by adamflater

Number 3 on my list of Cairngorm tips is the Data Translator pattern. I’d like to preface my explanation of the pattern with a discussion about web application domains. As Flex developers we’re often inclined to use server-side technologies like … Continue reading →

Posted in AIR, Flex, Universal Mind, cairngorm, data translator pattern, mvc, um cairngorm extentions | 8 Comments