Flex SDK Security Patch Now Available

December 6th, 2011 Chris Griffith

A security patch for the Flex SDK is now available to address a vulnerability that will cause many Flex applications to be vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.  These applications must be patched in order to protect user data. Please review this bulletin to determine if your applications are at risk and to obtain instructions on how to patch your applications.


Open Forum: Flash-ageddon and beyond

November 17th, 2011 Chris Griffith

December 5, 2011
6:00 pmto8:00 pm

No agenda. Let’s meet at Chevy’s for some food and drink as we discuss the future of our group and the whirlwind of recent events.

Please RSVP (http://sdfug.groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=39576) so we can make sure we get a table for everyone!

Plus, we do have some software to raffle off!


Update To the State of Flex…

November 16th, 2011 James Polanco

Last Friday (November 11th 2011) the Flex Product team made a huge announcement about the future of Flex. The initial impression from the post, in-conjunction with the Flash Mobile announcement, caused a lot of controversy and confusion about the current state of Flex, Adobe’s overall goals with Flex and how they planned to handle Flex in the future.

Yesterday (Nov. 15th), the product team updated the post with a lot more clarity and details about what Adobe is doing with Flex. The core take-away with this update is that Adobe will be donating nearly all of the Flex eco-system (excluding the Flash Player, AIR & Flash Builder) to Apache:

We are preparing two proposals for incubating Flex SDK and BlazeDS at the Apache Software Foundation.

In addition to contributing the core Flex SDK (including automation and advanced data visualization components), Adobe also plans to donate the following:

  • Complete, but yet-to-be-released, Spark components, including ViewStack, Accordion, DateField, DateChooser and an enhanced DataGrid.
  • BlazeDS, the server-based Java remoting and web messaging technology that enables developers to easily connect to back-end distributed data and push data in real-time to Flex applications.
  • Falcon, the next-generation MXML and ActionScript compiler that is currently under development (this will be contributed when complete in 2012)
  • Falcon JS, an experimental cross-compiler from MXML and ActionScript to HTML and JavaScript.
  • Flex testing tools, as used previously by Adobe, so as to ensure successful continued development of Flex with high quality

Adobe will also have a team of Flex SDK engineers contributing to those new Apache projects as their full-time responsibility. Adobe has in-development work already started, including additional Spark-based components.

Adobe also plans to continue support of current and future versions of Flex within the Flash Player, AIR runtimes, and Flash Builder. We definitely recommend reading the full post on the Flex Product teams blog.


November Meeting: Flex Mobile Skinning

October 19th, 2011 Chris Griffith

November 7, 2011
6:00 pmto8:00 pm

Come to the November meeting to learn about creating mobile-optimized skins in Flex 4.5! Adobe’s top skinning expert will be giving an overview of how to create awesome looking mobile skins. Jason recently gave a lab on Creating Skins and Packaging Themes at this year’s Adobe MAX conference (I had a chance to attend on of his labs, it was awesome). If you want to get a head start on this, I suggest you read his 3 part article mobile skinning series is now posted at Adobe Developer Connection. Hope to see you there!

About Jason San Jose

Jason San Jose is a Software Engineer on the Flex SDK team at Adobe focused on mobile components and mobile skinning. Jason also has experience working on the Flash Builder team authoring and testing developer productivity features including Call Hierarchy, content assist and refactoring.


Don’t Miss Adobe Developer Week (June 20-24)

June 3rd, 2011 Chris Griffith

Calling all developers! Interested in building apps that run seamlessly across the Web, desktops and mobile devices for Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS with one tool, a common framework and a single codebase? Then look no further than Adobe Developer Week! Taking place June 20-24, this weeklong event will feature a series of free, live webinars via Adobe Connect hosted by Adobe technology experts.


Announcing AdobeCamp San Diego!

May 30th, 2011 Chris Griffith

The San Diego Flash User Group, the San Diego Adobe Developer User Group and the San Diego Photoshop User Group are hosting a 4 hour deep dive into Adobe’s Creative Suite 5.5!

Join us at the Adobe Camp where we will share with you how Adobe Creative Suite tools have evolved to dramatically enhance your workflow and keep your skills fresh. You’ll learn how to work faster and stay ahead of the latest trends, especially the rapid proliferation of mobile devices and the vast array of screen sizes.

Tickets available now!

When
Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (PT)

Where
Art Institute of San Diego
7650 Mission Valley Road
San Diego, CA 92108

You will discover how to:

Design and develop rich browser-based content for desktops or devices with the leading HTML5 authoring tools.

Develop rich interactive applications for Android, Blackberry, and iOS with Adobe AIR, Flash Professional and Flash Builder.

Learn about the new iPad applications available for Photoshop.

Agenda

Welcome & Overview – 10 minutes
Flash Professional – 30 minutes
Dreamweaver – 30 minutes
PhotoShop – 30 minutes
Flash Catalyst – 30 minutes
Flash Builder – 30 minutes
CF Builder – 15 minutes
Community Showcase – 30 minutes
Wrapup and Prizes – 10 minutes
(lunch is included)

Speakers

Chris Griffith – Adobe Community Professional / Manager San Diego Flash User Group
James Polanco – Founding Partner / Web Application Architect at DevelopmentArc
Stephen M. Burns – Manager San Diego Photoshop User Group
Darius Fattahipour – Manager Adobe Developer User Group
Demian Borba – Adobe Community Champion / CEO at Action Creations

We are capping attendance to 50 campers, so get your tickets now. Tickets are $20, which includes lunch and raffle entry. The raffle prize will be a copy of an Adobe Creative Suite (sorry, no Master Collection).


Thanks for the great meeting!

May 3rd, 2011 Chris Griffith

I hope everyone had as much fun attending the lab, as I did giving it! If you want to do more of these type of meeting, let me or James know. Here are the intro slides that I presented.

Here are some resources that were posted last night, along with the announcement that Creative Suite 5.5 is now shipping!

Narciso Jaramillo (nj) has a great tutorial on building an app that gets the latest trending topics from Twitter and lets you see the tweets for each topic as well as who posted each tweet.

The document I was referencing during the lab can be found here.

Have fun!


FlashCamp this Saturday in SF!

April 26th, 2011 Chris Griffith

Flash CampOn Saturday, April 30th in San Francisco, there will be free, all day Flash Camp focusing on Flex 4.5 and mobile development. This is an excellent opportunity to get introduced to the framework or get acquainted with the mobile side of Flex. Both iOS and Playbook development will be covered. Adobe team members will be on hand to provide support. Registration (and more details) can be found here:

http://adobeflashcampsf2011.eventbrite.com

So, if you are up for a road trip to San Francisco, or have some miles saved up for the flight, head on up! For more details, you can read Ryan Stewart’s blog about it.


May Meeting! Hands On Mobile Development Lab

April 21st, 2011 Chris Griffith

Grab your laptops, bring your Android devices (we will have a few to use during the lab), and join us as Chris Griffith leads us through a hands on lab!

We have the latest beta of Flash Builder (fresh from the Adobe booth at 360Flex) to install and get you up to speed with the latest version for the ‘Hero’ mobile framework.

Please RSVP using the SDFUG Adobe Groups site (http://sdfug.groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=35118) so we know how many pizzas to get!

We might also have a software raffle, so hope to see you there!

Monday, May 2, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Art Institute of San Diego – 7655 Mission Valley Road San Diego,

Chris, James & (Kyle remotely)


Ask a CS Pro: What’s New In Flash Catalyst “Panini” w. Chris Griffith

March 17th, 2011 Chris Griffith

I am doing an Ask A CS Pro session tomorrow on Flash Catalyst.

The online session will be starting this Friday, March 18th, at 12pm PT. Take a look at some of the key features of the preview release and see how Flash Catalyst can help your workflow.

You can join me at: http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/askcspro