Whilst I wait to sort out the UI issues I’m building up the specs’ for XChain. I’m using RSpec, so it’s a lot more ’self documenting’ about what you can expect the application to do. Starting on a fresh project, it’s immensely enjoyable to get into the spec -> code -> test -> repeat cycle. [...]
Read moreFollowing on from my post yesterday, I’m asking the question to the community, how big can Flex apps get. This is probably the great unknown which makes it hard (on this project) to commit to Flex. I’m not sure if I’m going to get halfway in and strike performance problems or such like (this is [...]
Read moreSmall step for man, big step for RIA-kind !
I had to stay up past midnight to be one of the questionably committed few to read the words of joy spread by Ted Patrick. Not more than 2 seconds later I download Flex 3 builder. So far I’ve managed to spend a good solid 3-4 hrs [...]
Rowan is a Product Development Manager, specialising in architecting, developing and putting web applications into production - in particular Ruby on Rails based apps. He lives in Toronto, Canada but speaks in a funny accent as he's originally from New Zealand. He's been working in the software and web business for over a decade. This blog covers Web Application development and deployment in the real world, dealing with topics from business fundamentals to Ruby on Rails, Merb, PHP, Flex, MySQL, Apache and more.
