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Comment on How not to frag your Flex Team (or ‘How to prevent . actionScriptProperties and other files from getting checked into SVN) by tntomek

tntomek — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:15:08 +0000

It’s good the process works for you, we found that having the exact files devs work on vs maintain a separate file for build server far outweighs the accidental checkins scenario. Why would your developers make SWC references vs having a closed project open in Flex builder? that will correctly toggle SWC vs code usage.

In fact with FB4 being so x-platform friendly I’m planning to rebuild our ANT process to just scrub the ‘include’ classes and assets directly from the DOT files (there was a good blog post on this a few month ago). Project references in build script are still separately maintained for build server.

Comment on How not to frag your Flex Team (or ‘How to prevent . actionScriptProperties and other files from getting checked into SVN) by Fuad Kamal

Fuad Kamal — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:31:06 +0000

@tntomek that sound’s great in theory, but unfortunately this blog post was inspired by an actual incident that happened just this morning – and our build was indeed broken, in Flash Builder, because someone checked in the .actionScriptProperties file. Flash Builder may be smarter about the dot files than earlier versions, but it still isn’t perfect, and I still wouldn’t let my dev’s check that stuff into svn.

Furthermore, not every dev’s project is going to be the same. For example, some dev’s might be actively editing a library project that the main project is linked to, while other developers who aren’t working to edit that library project, use a .swc file in the libs folder, instead. In cases like these the project properties are bound to differ.

I agree that the non-relative paths in the past has been a huge pain, especially when we had teams where the environments were mixed, with some folks on Windows and others on Mac.

Comment on How not to frag your Flex Team (or ‘How to prevent . actionScriptProperties and other files from getting checked into SVN) by tntomek

tntomek — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:54:01 +0000

As of FB4 we started rechecking in all DOT files again. FB4 makes very smart use of workspace variables so it hasn’t been storing any absolute path related details in any of the dot files. In our case all other options like compiler arguments etc are exactly the same for all devs. Ant takes case of some RSL specific differences and we use flex project files as source for the ‘includes’

IN a nutshell, its ok to checkin all DOT files!!!

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456 — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:09:07 +0000

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Comment on Capital Flash Camp 2010 : A brief recap by Carl Smith

Carl Smith — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:42:00 +0000

Fuad, thank you for the kind words about my presentation. I’m glad you walked away with the message treat your audience as people, not statistics. Also glad you found it entertaining, I was so doped up on cold meds I couldn’t really tell how it went over.

I’ve done a few Flash Camps now and it’s kind of crazy how hit or miss the food can be. I think it’s normally wrapped into to the rental package with the facility. It’s hit or miss with attendance too, there were over 200 in Atlanta, maybe 100 in Phoenix. This was definitely one of the lower turnouts.

I wondered about raising the price a little, seems like it could help ease up any cost concerns and maybe add some perceived value to the conference.

Thanks again Fuad!

Comment on Capital Flash Camp 2010 : A brief recap by Fuad Kamal

Fuad Kamal — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:22:53 +0000

I would venture to guess they paid as much or more for the food as they would have had they used Subway or Quizno. I think the issue is more one of planning and choice of caterer. Another attendee said he thought the reason the attendance was low was because they announced the conference rather late so folks couldn’t plan for it. I live in the DC metro area but I would have not even known about the conference if they hadn’t announced it at 360 Flex. I don’t think the organizers did a very good job of marketing. Regarding the swag, that’s why you get sponsors – that usually isn’t covered by the attendee fee – that probably barely covers the rent etc. In comparison, 360 Flex tickets were $400 for a four day conference, if you consider the amount of marketing, swag, food, speakers, and more they had, I would say you got a lot more for you money. Similarly, Flash and the City is $300 for a four day conference and I would recommend listening to The Flex Show episode where they interview Elad Elrom about the conference. It sounds like a really unique event with quite a lot to offer and an unprecedented level of interaction with the speakers and other attendees. Again, marketing and planning is paramount.

Comment on Capital Flash Camp 2010 : A brief recap by coldfusionexp

coldfusionexp — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:10:26 +0000

I was at the conference today and thought it was well done and informative. I think to compare the food and swag, it might be helpful to also compare price. The conference was only $50. Considering the price, I too was surprised how few people were there. Must have been a disappointment to the organizers and speakers, but I really enjoyed it.

Mark Fuqua

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Fuad Kamal — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:17:19 +0000

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