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David Jumeau — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:40:20 +0000

Due to the ever-changing culture of the web, it is no long realistic to just focus on the Adobe Flash Platform. At this stage of my professional career, it is important to know the nuances of differing web technologies particularly related to HTML5. Last year, I have seen this paradigm shift of web development emerge from several events:

The conferences I attend to no longer just focus on the Flash Platform; it is a migration of web technologies to javascript libraries and HTML5
The market increasingly demands in mobile app development and in compliance for HTML5 type of browsers

Although I love working with the Flash Platform, it is important for a developer to know the pros and cons of using any sort of technology and to know which tool is best for the job.

This year, I plan to get my feet wet in certain JavaScript technologies (jQuery, node.js, impact.js [for game development]). Regardless, the Flash Platform is still a viable platform for development particularly in the gaming industry and in 3D application development taking advantage of the Stage3D features of Flash Player 11. Away3D is also another Actionscript library to look forward to since I had attended last year’s Flash in the City conference seeing how the .awd file format renders 3D objects at a phenomenal rate.

In e-learning, I’ve had the chance to create simulation-based courseware, and I am pariticularly happy how things worked out. I hope I can get the time more into widget development. But I expect the CS6 suites to come out in the spring time, so I might have to wait it out.

There is so much to learn, but it is definitely an exciting time to be a developer.

Cheers and Happy New Year!

Oh wow! 64 bit Flash Player on Adobe labs.

David Jumeau — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:30:09 +0000

Recently, Adobe Labs has released a 64bit Flash player codenamed “Square” that would work on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Wow! Before, they were working on the 64-bit Linux player. (For at least I remember, people have been clamouring for a Flash Player for 64 bit applications since Windows XP 64bit. That was a looooooonnnnngggggg time ago.) Thankfully, Adobe seems to take this seriously since my last posting related to the CNet article now that the Flash Player for mobile Android has been released. Another interesting feature is enhanced support with IE9 which “leverages the new GPU support to deliver faster and a more responsive user experience.” (Adobe blogs)

I hope this would be finally released by the time MAX comes around.

Flash Player 11? news

David Jumeau — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:56:45 +0000

In view of the upcoming Flash conference, CNet noticed a topic on a new feature of the upcoming Flash Player notably 3D support. This isn’t a surprise. It sounds like a revisit of Macromedia Director all over again. (Ala Battlestar Galactica “Razor” episode – “All this has happened before and will happen again. Again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again.”) I wonder how this will change the existent 3D APIs already like (Away3D, Papervision 2, and 3, etc…)

The 64bit issue has been mentioned as well.

Check out the link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20009940-264.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

CNet publishes 64 bit Flash Player news

David Jumeau — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:02:20 +0000

It’s been too quiet on the 64bit front. My OS now uses 64bit computing. It seems that they are taking this route as “top priority” (now that 10.1 has been released for browsers and for mobile, they can shift resources over to 64bit player development.)

The article is linked below:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20008290-264.html

My prediction: They’ll announce it at MAX 2010. (I hope.)

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-07

David Jumeau — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Received FDT Pure license from #FDT via #FATC Let's see what I can do with this… #
@scottjanousek Congrats! in reply to scottjanousek #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-31

David Jumeau — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

RT @friendsofED: 'Object-Oriented ActionScript 3.0' is this week's $10 eBook. http://bit.ly/hwbyl <- got it! #
RT @UnitZeroOne Wow! this is a cool game!!! http://tinyurl.com/39cqwf7 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-24

David Jumeau — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

@EladElrom Congrats! #AdobeMax in reply to EladElrom #
RT @chumlee007: 'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists http://bit.ly/ckm4nd <- Here come the cylons! #
Whoa! #io2010 I wish I could go to a google conference ! #
@leebrimelow What do you think about this touchscreen monitor? http://tinyurl.com/2byurs5 #
@chuckstar #litl I am curious how strong this web-book would last with my kids? in reply to chuckstar #
RT @gskinner: @djumeau Yes. They were just outside the scope of my already too-full 1hr session. #FATC <- About Alchemy and PixelBender #
@quoo I've bought domain names from godaddy.com I haven't any problems. in reply to quoo #
@zedia Sorry I did not see you at #FATC I can't remember what you looked like. in reply to zedia #
@gskinner #FATC Just wondering about your presentation on optimizing Flash, have you also considered Alchemy and Pixelbender? Wanted to ask. in reply to gskinner #
@v3ronique Hi Véro j'étais ravis de te rencontrer. Aurais-tu une idée quand you mettras tes notes de ta présentation de Flash Mobile? #FATC in reply to v3ronique #
@joseeight How can I get a FDT license since I attended the FATC workshop? in reply to joseeight #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-17

David Jumeau — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Leaving for #FATC #FlashandtheCity tonight. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-10

David Jumeau — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

RT @peterelst: lol Steve Jobs take note — official W3C blog wants to remind people HTML5 isn't a standard yet — http://bit.ly/Rwjuv #
@craigphares I am going to #FATC in reply to craigphares #
@macrofireball About the Dreamweaver CS5 eLearning templates, it only comes with the eLearning suite 2.0? in reply to macrofireball #
RT @ricksnowaputi: CP 5 looks great! <- Yeah, I am happy that the #Captivate 5 workflow is consistent with other Adobe products. #
@AdobeELearning I was hoping E-learning Suite 2 would include Flash Catalyst. Hmm, I have to weigh my options. in reply to AdobeELearning #
#Captivate My friend Yves Riel posted a Captivate Label Widget http://tinyurl.com/2dsubgc #
@lordAlex Where are you staying? #FATC #
@agentK re:Aaron West. Okay done. I hope his family is okay. in reply to agentK #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-10

David Jumeau — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

RT @peterelst: lol Steve Jobs take note — official W3C blog wants to remind people HTML5 isn't a standard yet — http://bit.ly/Rwjuv #
@craigphares I am going to #FATC in reply to craigphares #
@macrofireball About the Dreamweaver CS5 eLearning templates, it only comes with the eLearning suite 2.0? in reply to macrofireball #
RT @ricksnowaputi: CP 5 looks great! <- Yeah, I am happy that the #Captivate 5 workflow is consistent with other Adobe products. #
@AdobeELearning I was hoping E-learning Suite 2 would include Flash Catalyst. Hmm, I have to weigh my options. in reply to AdobeELearning #
#Captivate My friend Yves Riel posted a Captivate Label Widget http://tinyurl.com/2dsubgc #
@lordAlex Where are you staying? #FATC #
@agentK re:Aaron West. Okay done. I hope his family is okay. in reply to agentK #