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Java to Actionscript 3 classes converter

We've published on our company's blog an interesting post titled :

Automating ActionScript 3 classes generation from Java Beans in a LiveCycle Data Services context

Around the web there are some java to actionscript converter (such as J2AS) but they don't work with Java 6 data types and with Eclipse 3.2.
For a project we're working on we developed  a simple Java class that converts from Java Beans to Actionscript 3 classes for working with LiveCycle Data Services.
We think to create an Ant script or an Eclipse Plugin and put it into the osflash repository.

Great job Constantine ! :)

AIR CAMP Italy, all is ready. Register on the Adobe site

All has been arranged for the AIR CAMP Italy on 30th October 2007 at the Adobe's office in Milan.

Morever Adobe Italy has published a page on its site where you can register to the event.
The agenda is very rich and is divided in two parts. In the morning,  Andrew Shorten (Platform Evangelist) and Enrique Duvos (Adobe Flex Evangelist) will introduce you  in the world of Adobe AIR. They'll give you an overview to AIR technology and show you AIR demos and real world examples.
In the afternoon some FlexGala speakers will present AIR features and the discussion will be more technical.
So if you're a designer, an IT marketing man, or a non-developer who wants to know more about Adobe AIR you can attend in the morning. Whereas if you're a developer who wants to see how AIR in action, the afternoon is the event made for you !
Or if you prefer you can register to the entire AIR CAMP one day event !

360Flex Italy is about to be announced

The 360Flex Italy is about to be announced with the final location. We spent a lot of days for collecting information about the best hotel for the event. Tom and John is taking their final decision these days.  So in the next days you'll have an update !

See you at 360Flex Italy, Pring 2008 !

Understanding Microsoft WPF, Silverlight and Blend 2

Yesterday and today I'm attending a training on Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight at the Microsoft headquarter in Italy.

I finally understand a lot of things about WPF, Blend 2, Silverlight and it's now more clear to me.

At the end of the training I'll post some of the notes I took.

PS: Thanks to Scott and Roberto of  Microsoft for the opportunity :)

Loading and parsing XML microformats using Adobe AIR and Flex 3, FlexGala eSeminar

The September eSeminar organized by FlexGala is about to start at this url :

http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/remotexml/

This month Fabio Bernardi will talk about loading and parsing XML microformats using Adobe AIR and Flex 3.
The webinar will be recorded. The registration link will be published on the FlexGala Seminar page.
See you there !

Reasons to be at MAX Europe

If you're still thinking if join the MAX Europe 2007 or not, there are some reasons you have to consider :

• Reasons to be at MAX Europe #4: The Party
• Reasons to be at MAX Europe #3: Thermo
• Reasons to be at MAX Europe #2: Speakers
• Reasons to be at MAX Europe #1

I'll be one of the speaker of the conference. So if you wanna meet me see you at :
Creating New Flex Components session - Wednesday, October 17 at 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

MoCarbon, an educational mobile Flash Lite wallpaper by Moket

Moket has released a new product under the new "MoCarbon" brand name :

These wallpapers are aimed at educating users about the wasted electricity, and associated additional carbon in the atmosphere, that comes from leaving their phone chargers plugged into the power socket when the phone does not require charging. They're also just cool animations for your mobile wallpaper.

Great job mate ! And congrats to be one of the 50 coolest australian innovative company :)

Flash Lite Friday Tip of the Day

Scott has started a new initiative based on the Flash Lite Friday Digest, condensed and organized set of links that help users to get a weekly overview on the Flash Lite mobile world: Flash Lite Friday Tip of the Day.

The Flash Lite Friday Tip of the Day is a post where Scott posts a piece of code or tip every Friday in regards to Flash Lite (1.1, 2.x, 3.x) or Flash Mobile.
This week Scott published the third tip sice the beginning :

• Flash Lite Friday - Tip of the Day #1
• Flash Lite Friday - Tip of the Day #2
• Flash Lite Friday - Tip of the Day #3

Great idea Scott, as usual !

Nokia E51 is Flash Lite 2.0 enabled not Flash Lite 2.1

Some days ago I posted about the announcement of Nokia E51. In that post I wrote Nokia E51 was Flash Lite 2.1 enabled but I went wrong ;)

It's now confirmed by Nokia E51 specifications that the mobile device is Flash Lite 2.0 enabled (thanks to Alessandro)

Getting Started with Flash Lite, a free guide to start developing mobile apps in FlashLite

Keldon Rush of  Smashing Ideas Inc wrote a great guide about Flash Lite :

Getting Started with Flash Lite (pdf)

As he wrote this resource is intended for anyone interested in Flash Lite and the process of creating mobile applications and content with Adobe's Creative Suite 3 and is primarily geared to the Flash Lite novice / beginner.

The table of contents is made up of :

Flash Lite Overview: What, Why, and Where
What is Flash Lite?
Why Do I Care?
The User Experience (UX)
Addressable Market: The Opportunity & Key Stats
Technology Landscape: Competitors, Comparisons, and Coopetition
Cost Lite: Saving Time & Money
2. Concept to Cash: Design, Development, and Distribution
Brainstorm, Design, & Prototype Iterations
Model, Diagram, Document, & Develop
Document
Develop
QA & Test
Mobile Specific QA
The Flash Lite Ecosystem – Show Me The Money
3. The Tools: Flash CS3 & Device Central
Flash CS3 – An Overview
Device Central – A Mobile Developer's Best Friend
4. Getting Started: Tooling Up & Creating
Download This
Adobe Mobile Developer Program: Sign Up
Hello Mobile World: Creating Your First Flash Lite Project
5. Best Practices
Mobile UX Considerations
Remember The Memory: Mobile Code Optimizations
Some Flash Lite 1.1 Best Practices
6. See Also: Further Reference
Related Editorial Content and White Papers
Available Training
Links
Flash Lite Blogs & Communities