Flex 4's new syntax simplifies working with application states. This article provides a tutorial introduction into UI state management with Flex 4, and includes a complete example.

Flex 4's new syntax simplifies working with application states. This article provides a tutorial introduction into UI state management with Flex 4, and includes a complete example.

> > but the database can not know the> > requirements of the application, so the application> must> > do the job of ensuring the level of integrity it needs.> > Of course it can; that it does is what Dr. Codd proved,> that the integrity of the data depends on the data. The> assertion derives from the failure of coders to understand> data. In...

FlexPMD, Adobe's recent open-source contribution, aims to help developers improve Flex code quality by automatically detecting bad coding practices in ActionScript and Flex code.

In a recent blog post, Martin Fowler discusses the differences between continuous integration and what he calls "promiscuous" integration, and debates the merits of each approach.

> As for the synchronization, the Wikipedia article on GCD> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Dispatch) has> some extra information regarding eventing. It looks like> blocks would be able to synchronize by activating each> other via events.That sounds a bit like Actors: Actors also active each other, and you can in fact implement...

With its recent release of the "Snow Leopard" version of OS X, Apple introduced Grand Central Dispatch (GCD), an operating system-centric approach to multicore concurrent programming. GCD provides extensions to Objective-C, C, and C++ that work in tandem with OS facilities to distribute processing across multiple CPU cores.

An important feature in Flex 4 is a new component architecture, Spark, that allows a complete separation of a component's view from its display logic. This article provides a tutorial introduction to creating custom Flex 4 skins using the Spark architecture.

An important feature in Flex 4 is a new component architecture, Spark, that allows a complete separation of a component's view from its display logic. This article provides a tutorial introduction to creating custom Flex 4 skins using the Spark architecture.

Sun introduced a new, optionally enabled, garbage collector in JDK 6. The G1 garbage collector will eventually replace the Sun JVM's mark-and-sweep collector. In a recent article, Eric Bruno describes how the G1 garbage collector can make applications run more efficiently.

In this interview Stroustrup also talks about the C++ standards process - that's interesting, especially in light of recent debates about the effectiveness of the JCP (for Java).

An important enabler of designer-developer workflow in Flex 4 is a new component architecture, Spark, that separates the visual elements of a Flex component from other component logic. This article describes the basic principles of the Spark architecture, and how Spark makes it easier for developers and designers to work together.

An important enabler of designer-developer workflow in Flex 4 is a new component architecture, Spark, that separates the visual elements of a Flex component from other component logic. This article describes the basic principles of the Spark architecture, and how Spark makes it easier for developers and designers to work together.

In a recent interview with Danny Kalev, C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup discusses the reasons why concepts didn't make it into the C++0x standard, and what the implications of that decision are for the future of C++.

In a recent blog post, Felipe Gaucho describes how the JPA's optimistic locking strategy helps make Web applications more reliable.