I've been getting lots of questions about memory leaks lately. I finally found some time to put my techniques for analyzing memory leaks into writing. Instead of using PowerPoint, I actually created a SWF so you can use the SWF to both view the presentation and learn how to use the Profiler. I cover the differences between profiler memory, System.totalMemory and process memory and show how I analyze the two most common memory leak scenarios.

It looks very promising.

Adam Kinney just announced to a small group today that Project Rosetta went live with a new initiative towards bringing articles, discussions, and more to those with histories in other platforms like Flash. So, designers and developers can check it out and learn to build off of their existing experiences to learn and understand silverlight. There are great articles already posted which is a good sign of what you can expect from the site.

The video for my recent presentation at the 360Flex conference was just posted. Here it is for your viewing pleasure. Grab some popcorn, turn down the lights, and settle back in your chair for this action-packed Flex thriller

A simple water drop effect on an image. It demonstrated the differences in using the mask in Silvelight and Flash. It included both Flash and Silverlight versions with complete source codes.

The biggest rival for Microsoft's next-generation Silverlight Web technology will be JavaScript, not Adobe's ubiquitous Flash, according to experts speaking at Microsoft's Tech.Ed conference in Sydney this week.

Here is another Image Rotator. It has a very nice transition effect and you can use it for you image sideshow. It included both Flash and Silverlight versions with complete source codes.

Tutorials and free source files on amazing pv3d applications.

A genuinely original account of the adventures involved in combining Flex with Java!

Yesterday Adobe and the NFL teamed up and announced that Adobe® Flash® will be used to deliver live online video streaming of NBC Sunday Night Football games on NFL.com and NBCSports.com.

We, as people, all make mistakes. We, as game developers, make mistakes as well. Some of these mistakes are trivial and don’t bring upon us too much consequences. However, there are a few that we need to avoid with as much effort as possible, lest they turn our games into disasters.

Great showcase of Flex related sites, with free resources for Flex Developers.

Here are five great Flex 3.0 and AIR books that are worth checking out in the next several months. Programming Flex 2 is an outstanding book and the updated Programming Flex 3 is sure to please. Creating Visual Experiences with Flex 3.0 by Juan Sanchez and Andy McIntosh is a must read and these AIR books also look really awesome. I’m putting these books on my radar for those cold winter (stay-at-home) nights approaching…

This example illustrated the differences in rendering polygon using AS3 and C#. You may also reuse the Class as your drawing Library. It included both Flash and Silverlight versions with complete source codes.

DictionaryUtil class provides an easy way to access the keys collection and values collection of an existing Dictionary object. However, with the source of DictionaryUtil class, I noticed the difference between “for in” and “for each in”.

A stunning effect with a laser orbiting around the mouse! In this example, it demonstrated the difference in dispatching Event between AS3 and C#. It included both Flash and Silverlight versions with complete source codes.

We, as people, all make mistakes. We, as game developers, make mistakes as well. Some of these mistakes are trivial and don’t bring upon us too much consequences. However, there are a few that we need to avoid with as much effort as possible, lest they turn our games into disasters.

Adobe AIR, Adobe's platform for building desktop applications from web technologies, requires that all AIR-based applications be signed to secure delivery. By signing an application, the application's publisher securely associates their identity with the application. For example, eBay signs its AIR-based eBay Desktop application before making it available for download. When users install the application, AIR uses the signature to confirm eBay's identity as the publisher and to confirm that the application has not been tampered with in transit. This confirmed identity is displayed to the user as part of the installation process.

Developer: Wow the JavaScript interpreter on Firefox 3 is awesome, but the one on the new Safari is even better. It is a great time to be a JavaScript developer! Me: It is still a lot slower than ActionScript.

There is still a lot to cover with this browser, but given that a lot of people will be talking about it generally elsewhere in the days to come, let's cut the chase and let's start talking Rich Internet Applications on Chrome. Here are some of my first experiences...

Here is another screen-cam of the team's in-process Administration tool written in Flex. This video highlights the new menu navigation system. As with many flex apps, this menu component borrows from open source and combines it with proprietary code to create a seamless user experience.

Here is another 3D application without using any 3D Library. You may navigate the application via a mouse click or mouse wheel. A spring effect is also applied. Let’s see how brilliant it is! It included both Flash and Silverlight version with complete source codes.

Adobe Flex and the technologies surrounding it are becoming mainstream in the RIA space. Even though the Flex community is still much smaller than those of Java or Microsoft platform, it's growing steadily with significant contributions from dedicated Flex RIA developers. This has resulted in the creation of a number of open source developer frameworks....

Using Ruboss, the new Flex on Rails web framework, you can now build an Enterprise Flex Application that connects to any database using Ruby on Rails. T-1000 has enhanced the Ruboss plugin with by adding authentication and file upload options to/from Flex to Rails! With about 10 lines in the Terminal, you'll be instantly off creating amazingly beautiful database-backed Flex applications. Imagine the possibilities...

ArrayUtil class contains static utility methods for manipulating and working with Arrays. Note that all APIs assume that they are working with well formed arrays. I.e. they will only manipulate indexed values.