Ben Forta's Blog

Apache Flex Has A New Logo

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:00 -0500

The Apache Flex project has a new logo. This winning design was created by Adrian Knopik of Fuse Collective.

Angry Birds Coming To Facebook

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:00 -0500

Rovio has announced that everyone's favorite Angry Birds are coming to Facebook on February 14th, complete with lots of fun new features. This Angry Birds experiences is built in Flash using Starling and Stage 3D.

Muse Beta 6 Update Now Available

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:50:00 -0500

Title says it all. A new update to Muse public beta is now available for download, with over 80 updates and enhancements, changes to the installer, and a top-requested feature based on feedback from the Muse user community.

Christophe Coenraets On Backbone.js And PhoneGap

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:57:00 -0500

Fellow Adobe evangelist Christophe Coenraets recently posted a three part article on building a CRUD application using HTML and the Backbone.js framework. He has now followed it up with a post on building a mobile app using Backbone.js And PhoneGap.

Flex User Group 2012 Tour European Dates

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:43:00 -0500

Following up on the Flex User Group 2012 Tour: North America Dates dates (mentioned recently), Flex User Group 2012 Tour: European Dates have now also been posted.

PhoneGap 1.4 Released

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:26:00 -0500

PhoneGap 1.4 has just been released, and here's a list of all that has changed.

jQuery Mobile 1.0.1 Released

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:46:00 -0500

jQuery Mobile 1.0.1 has been released, full list of enhancements in this blog post.

Ray Camden On Getting Started With PhoneGap

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:14:00 -0500

The latest Inspire Magazine is out, and it includes an article by our own Ray Camden on Combining your web skills with PhoneGap to build mobile apps.

Thibault Imbert Introduces Flash Player 11.2 And AIR 3.2 Beta 4

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:57:00 -0500

Thibault Imbert has written a great post Introducing Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2 Beta 4 and Stage 3D support.

CF-FireLogger Brings ColdFusion Support To FireLogger

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:20:00 -0500

FireLogger is a server logger console for Firebug with built-in support for Python and PHP. CF-FireLogger adds ColdFusion support to FireLogger, enabling logging of information from within ColdFusion code directly to the Firebug/FireLogger console.

ColdFusion Position At Adobe

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

I usually post these on Fridays, but this one is too good to wait:

Adobe (San Jose, CA or San Francisco, CA) is looking for a ColdFusion developer to join the Adobe.com team. Requirements include BS or advanced degree and 3+ years experience (or equivalent knowledge), and experience with ColdFusion, Mach-ii, AJAX, JSON, XML, and Adobe AIR. This is a 6-12 month contract position with the possibility of converting to full-time in the future. Send resume to Kavitha Mattikalli.

Introducing Adobe Edge Preview 4

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:00 -0500

I mentioned Adobe Edge Preview 4 last week. The father of Edge, Mark Anders, has recorded a video for Adove TV that highlights some of what is new in Preview 4, including symbols (which allow you to create reusable objects that are independent of the main composition), web fonts, and more.

ColdFusion Position In DC

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:14:00 -0500

One more this week (and I love the way this position is described):

The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) is looking for a ColdFusion developer to work on "CF9, jQuery, Adobe stuff, Win7, CSS, mobile stuff like CSS and jQuery for mobile devices, Hg, MSSQL, Oracle 10" and more. Details posted online.

Holly Schinsky Provides A Flex Update

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:13:00 -0500

Fellow Adobe evangelist Holly Schinsky has posted an update on Apache Flex progress.

Edge Preview 4 Released

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:12:00 -0500

Adobe Edge Preview 4 is now available! Preview 4 introduces significant new features like Symbols, Web Fonts, and Element Display, as well as a number of usability and performance enhancements.