MXMLtips

Adobe released some new ActionScript 3 libraries for popular sites that offer APIs today (YouTube, Odeo, Flickr, Mappr), as well as a unit testing library called FlexUnit.

Here's a nice little note about how to get a look at some of the intermediate files the MXML compiler generates.

Hello, and welcome to MXMLtips. There isn't much to see here yet, but I'm working on that.

I'm just a software developer, who is very impressed with MXML. I'm also very happy to hear that Adobe has decided to make parts of Flex available for free.

This is a good move, because declarative programming is on the rise, and Microsoft is coming on strong with their XAML technology. Microsoft's technology is, of course, only provided on Windows platforms.

MXML provides a way to create a rich UI using a declarative syntax, and run it today on millions of Windows, Macintosh, and Linux based computers. There is massive potential here, and the fact that portions of it will be available for free just helps ensure it's success.

So this site is where I'm going to talk about my own progress with MXML, useful things I discover, and I'll also publish notes that anyone else submits. If you've come up with something that helps make working with MXML or Flex easier, submit it here using the 'Submit News' link on the left (you'll only see it if you're logged in).

I started this site using Joomla, but after a bit of wrestling with it, I've switched to b2evolution.

Thanks for dropping by!