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November 17th, 2011 Chris Griffith
| December 5, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 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!
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.
July 22nd, 2011 Chris Griffith
| August 1, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Come join us as we take a look at HTML5, CSS3, and other web technologies from a Flash Platform point of view. James will give a presentation providing an overview of the HTML5 landscape, and Chris will demo some tools (there might even be a surprise). I am sure will have a lively discussion on the topic!
We are back at the Art Institute for this meeting at our regular time. We will have a few shirts and books to raffle off, so make sure you attend!
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.
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.
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)
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).
September 14th, 2010 Chris Griffith
Thanks to all that turned out! It was great seeing a full room (and with new faces)! Andrew has posted the presentation and demo files on his site.
Remember, next month is Member Showcase. Come wow us!
August 27th, 2010 Chris Griffith
| September 13, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Andrew Walpole, Multimedia Programmer at Jack in the Box and Flash and Actionscript Development Instructor at The Art Institute of California – San Diego, will presenting on Flash JavaScript API. This API lets you write scripts to perform several actions in the Flash authoring environment.
Using the JavaScript API, you can write Flash application scripts to help streamline the authoring process. For example, you can write scripts to automate repetitive tasks, add custom tools to the Tools panel, or add timeline effects.
So come can learn more about this API at our September meeting. Note, due to Labor Day, the meeting will be held one week later.
March 23rd, 2010 Chris Griffith
In case you missed the news the Adobe released Flash Builder 4, along with the Flex 4 Framework (and for you ColdFusion users, a new ColdFusion Builder).
In addition, Adobe added a new Social service to the recently introduced Adobe® Flash® Platform Services. The Social service streamlines integration between Web applications and 14 leading social networks using Facebook Connect, Sign-in with Twitter, MySpaceID and LinkedIn.
To celebrate this, both the San Diego Flash User Group and the San Diego Adobe Developer User Group will be co-sponsoring a launch event. Come learn about the new features and improvements in Flash Builder and the Flex Framework.
Adobe has sent us some swag and I think some funds to have some pizza. So please RSVP on either the Adobe Groups site or via the Google Groups site.
The meeting will be held at the Art Institute of San Diego (7655 Mission Valley Road
San Diego , CA 92108) on April 5th at 6pm. NOTE: DATE CHANGE
Please spread the word!!
January 7th, 2010 Chris Griffith
Thanks to all that could attend, and sorry for the room mix up.
Here is a brief recap of the information that I presented at the start of the meeting:
Flash player 10.1 Beta 2 released (with debug versions!)
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
Flash Player & AIR Security Updates
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-19.html
Adobe Flex 3.5 SDK Released
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=flex3sdk
Tour de Flex update with AIR 2.0 samples
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/tourdeflex/?sdid=ENQNT
Conferences
360Flex (March 7-10 San Jose, CA)
FITC – Toronto (April 25-27)
Flash and the City (May 14-16 New York City)
Flashbelt (June 13-16 Minneapolis, MN)
User Group Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JJ7R992
New Tools
Doc?
http://airdoc.be/home/
SourceMate
http://www.elementriver.com/sourcemate/
Again, thanks for coming out and staying late! See in February!
Chris & Kyle
November 27th, 2009 Chris Griffith
Come join us this Wednesday, our topic will be on the new WorkflowLab project, developed in part by our own James Polanco. WorkflowLab is a new AIR application that provides an easy way to learn about and share workflow best practices. It provides designers, developers and project managers with a common way to share information on specific project types including tasks, applications and instructions. The application includes a number of workflow starting points and enables users to easily share additional workflows. WorkflowLab is currently in development and an Alpha build is available for download. Rumor has it that other members of the team might be attending, including Doug Winnie.
In addition, we will have several software giveaways, so you better make plans to attend.
When: December 2nd, 6pm
Where: Art Institute San Diego, South Building
October 15th, 2009 Chris Griffith
Thanks to all that turned out! Here is a list of some of the items that I mentioned during the meeting:
Grant Skinner’s Flash Performance Overview (http://gskinner.com/talks/quick/)
RIARadio (
http://www.insideria.com/2009/10/ria-radio-live-at-adobe-max–.html )
Flash Catalyst Beta 2, Flash Builder Beta 2 are now available for download at http://labs.adobe.com/
In addition, you should take a look at WorkflowLab, co-developed by a regular SDFUG attendee James Polanoc.