Attack of the killer moth
Playing around with my new camera, I caught a shot of this beastie.
I got a lot of noise fuzziness in the dark areas but I hope I'll get better with practice 
Click for bigger!
Razor Component Framework Preview
Flash player 8 is required to see the movie below.
This is a small preview of a subset of components from my 'Razor' component framework.
I know you're probably wondering why the world would need another set of components for Flash. But I think they are a tiny bit special in the fact that you don't need the Flash IDE, the mx framework, or even a library of symbols to compile. The example shown below was compiled with mtasc only.
They are targeted for the kind of developer that tends to design forms using actionscript rather than the IDE, and they are designed to save time when creating your UI. They are also designed to be as configurable as possible if you choose to delve into the code, but as simple as possible if you don't.
I'm still busy completing the set and squashing those annoying niggly bugs, but I hope to have them available soon.
The bad news is that the license probably won't be free although I'm still figuring that part out
The top three buttons change the style to a different preset (defined in actionscript).
AS3 old school effects
Building on my previous movie.. but this one has pixels combined with a more complicated DisplacementMapFilter.
The speed of the new VM is awesome. The movie below only has 200 dots drawn on every frame, but it seems to be able to go up to 10000 with ease.
Movie and source (now with comments!) after the jump. (Flash player 8.5 beta 2 requred to see the movie)
AS3 Cookie-Monster-Based-Nightmare Simulator
Just playing around with and getting used to Flex Builder..
Movie and source file after the jump! (Flash player 8.5 beta 2 required to see the movie).
Colour utility methods
Nothing super-special.. just a couple of utility methods I use for modifying colour values. The function names give clues to what they do
Source code after the jump..
AS3 Namespaces
Was just browsing the AS3 specification, and thought this new feature was pretty interesting.
Namespace example, copied below.
Switched to FlashDevelop
After almost a year of using PrimalScript for my Actionscript coding, I finally made the switch to FlashDevelop after the latest beta release.
It has everything I ever wanted in a script editor and even stuff that I didn't know I wanted until now.
Web 2.0 startup name generator
After months of development, it's finally available to the public. The Web 2.0 Startup Company Name Generator!
Actionscript Developer Position, Boston, MA
I am posting this on behalf of the company I work for in the middle of Boston, MA. Note that the emphasis is on application development, not graphic design. Please email Xplana directly rather than contacting me!
Actionscript/Flash Developer
Established educational software company in Boston, MA is in search of an experienced Actionscript developer possessing the following skills:
- Solid understanding of Actionscript 2.0.
- Understanding of Flash Communication Server/remoting, component development, XML writing and parsing, etc.
- Experience in applying object oriented programming techniques and design patterns.
- Ability to write code from scratch or edit pre-existing code.
- Ability to analyze and solve complex problems.
- Ability to learn new skills quickly .
- Focused self-starter who requires little supervision or direction.
- Ability to deliver against deadlines.
- Excellent teamwork skills.
- Knowledge of Director a plus but not required.
Please send a recent resume and code/application samples to jobs@xplana.com.
If you would like to know more about the company, visit xplana.com
