By scott
Here I sit in cold Winnipeg Manitoba, my hometown. I am here for the FITC conference, wearing my Jets jersey (of course). Why Winnipeg you ask? I was asking the same question myself until I got here. There are approximately 175 people here, doesn’t sound like a lot, but for Winnipeg it is. And a lot of the people seem to be very passionate about new media here. There are a few small shops, a couple larger ones, and a bunch of students who seem to be very interested in new media. Critical Mass, the company I work for, is the gold sponsor here and we are also presenting. Being a gold sponsor means we get a big booth, we stand there, and we answer the same questions over and over again all day. Don’t get me wrong, I love it. I like talking to other developers or other people interested in new media. I have met a couple very interesting people, and who knows, maybe I will work with them one day. Afterall, the flash community is pretty small even with it’s astronomical growth in the past while.
Anyway, I am going to sign out now, almost lunch time here in the ‘peg. If you’re here, stop by and say hi. If not, go stand with your freezer door open and you will soon feel like you are here.
By scott
Just came across a great article on Actionscript development using Eclipse and the FDT Plug-in. http://www.actionscript.com/Article/tabid/54/ArticleID/Optimizing-Your-Workflow-with-Eclipse-and-FDT/Default.aspx
I have been an actionscript developer for a long time and have been using SEPY for good portion of that time, but recently I found myself on the hunt for a new editor. Nothing against SEPY, the newest release (Nov 3 I think) is very solid, and he finally got the tabs working properly (other than the removal of the right click menu to close a tab).
I also tried JEdit, it was good, some cool features just found there wasn’t a lot of AS support out there. And everything seemed a bit dated.
Eclipse on the other hand has tons of features/plug-ins, heck, it’s what Flex Builder is built off of so there is already tons of interest in this IDE from the community. Another great plug-in and a necessity if you plan on using Eclipse for your development is ASDT:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/aseclipseplugin/
This plugin adds in all the things we’re used to from other IDE’s, coloring, code collapsing, code completion, etc.
And lastly, the other cool thing is hooking up Eclipse to MTASC for real time error checking. Check this article for instructions on installing MTASC with Eclipse. Both cool and frustrating to see all your errors on the fly. Much better than hitting CTRL-enter and seeing 9000 errors because you spelled Boolean wrong.
I find IDE’s are like your favourite pair of pants and it is hard to part with one because you are so comfortable in them. However, one day when you rip the ass out of them you find that a new pair isn’t a bad thing and helps you with the ladies. OK, Eclipse won’t help you with the ladies but you know what I mean, or do you?
By scott
They keep rolling in. Looks like the Ashes and Snow site has won another award. It took home a Silver at the 2006 Digital Marketing Awards. I am not one to brag about awards, and I know this is two posts in a couple weeks, but I know this award is legit (In Canada) and it is always an honour to be recognized. http://www.marketingmag.ca
