Yesterday I posted a way to maintain scope inside of an XML callback. Today, I decided to take it one step further, and build out the XML object I always wish for (partly inspired by this post by Keith Peters at Bit-101 that someone pointed me to after I made my post yesterday). The sad thing is, it took me about 30 minutes to code – if I had done this 6 months ago, I could probably have saved myself hours of work. Procrastination sucks.
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Month / February 2004
XML vs. AS2 – scoping callbacks
I’ve run into quite a few people wondering how to get an XML object to trigger a particular method in a class instance on load using ActionScript 2.0. In trying to accomplish this, you will encounter two issues, both of which can be circumvented.
Aww… I’m blushing.
Just ran into this lovely commentary on my Flash MX 2004 Enterprise Development workshop from one of my students (I didn’t even have to pay her for it
FYI – there’s just a few days remaining before the early-bird pricing on the Toronto workshop ends (the price increases on the 1st), so if you’re interested in it, now’s the time to check it out.
While I’m busy with shameless plugs, here’s another student comment:
“Thanks Grant for the excellent instruction, I came into this course
hoping to get up to date on Actionscript 2 and A solid understanding of
OOP, ( And hopefully learn a couple of your amazing Flash tricks ), and
you delivered as promised. I can confidently say I am now a better
coder all-around because of your course.”
D. Yuhar – Multimedia Programmer
Learning Technologies Branch
Government of Alberta
And I promise some real content here soon. 🙂
OO Workshop part deux
I said I’d post back here when I had some more information, and attendee comments on my “Flash MX 2004 Enterprise Development” workshop. Well, now I do… read on.
Code efficiency and applied AS2.0
I’ll be down in SF for FlashForward from the first to the eighth, just chillin’, never illin’ (in my mouth I’ve got one fillin’). Or something like that.
While there, I’ll be doing an Ask The Expert session on “Applied ActionScript 2.0”, which I’ll be leading off with a quick talk on the 5 most important changes in 2.0, and how they impact developers.
I’ll also be speaking at the SFMMUF meeting on Friday (the 5th) on “10 Tips for Writing Efficient ActionScript”. From the session description: “In this session, Grant will share 10 tips for improving the efficiency of your ActionScript code, and take a look at how to measure code efficiency.”
I expect I’ll probably blog some of the materials from my sessions after the conference, so stay tuned (I really need to get back to blogging, but I’ve been so busy with work, and course development).
Hope to meet up with some of you there.
Flash MX 2004 Enterprise Development
I’ve had a lot of requests to run my Flash MX 2004 Enterprise Development workshop in locations other than my home city, and now I will be doing so, starting at the FlashInTheCan conference in Toronto. If you haven’t already, you REALLY should check this conference out – they have 80 (!) top speakers, and its always a really great time (both for learning and for fun).
On March 31, April 1 and April 2 (the 3 days preceding FitC), I will be running this intensive workshop at the conference location. It consists of 24 hours of intense instruction on Object Oriented Programming, Analysis and Design, server communication, coding standards/strategies, and application development processes. The workshop is targeted at intermediate Flash developers who want to take their game to the next level. It will consist of theory, practical examples, and a guided project.
I have been running a trial version of this course locally, and the response has been phenomenal – I’ll post some comments in the next few days.
This workshop is limited to 20 seats, and we expect it to sell out, so corner your boss (this course WILL make you more productive) and jump over to http://flashinthecan.com/ to sign up. It’s only $999Cdn (~ $750 USD) until March 1st.
For more information and pre-requisites visit the FlashInTheCan site and click my ugly mug on the right hand side, or look under the “Details” section for “Extra: Workshop”. Or feel free to send me an email (contact link at the top of this page).