Category Archives: flex

Strict typing as a first line of defence

By Cliff | Published: February 5, 2008

I’m currently in the final stages of a refactor and I thought I’d just share this little tidbit on why strict typing is a good thing in AS3, especially when working in an agile environment where things can change quickly as requirements unfold and mutate.

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Embedding SWF content with Ruby on Rails

By Cliff | Published: June 8, 2007

A question regarding the embedding of SWF content came up on the Ruby on Rails mailing list. In this instance, the problem was related to the tags used to embed a SWF in Internet Explorer and Mozilla browsers. Internet Explorer requires an <object> tag, while Mozilla (and most other) browsers require an <embed> [...]

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