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Create high-performance Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, webOS, Flash and HTML5 apps

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via haxenme.org

NME is proving to be a great framework on top of haxe to use for multi-platform development. Currently learning the ins and outs of it by porting my CoronaSDK game to the language and platform.

Blog post will be coming showing my setup and how to get started so be on the lookout. Till then if you are at all doing Flash dev and want a more optimized platform for multi-platform development you should start checking this out.

Here are the bullet points of you should look at using to get started.

  • install haxe
  • install nme (instructions on the NME site)
  • if on a mac get textmate and this bundle
  • use cube for MVC (it's a loose port of robotlegs)
  • git started! (hit me up if you have questions)

Posted by Matthew Wallace
 

Web Developer pro tip - LiveReload

I started doing quite a bit of HTML, CSS, Javascript, RoR development. As a long time developer using Flash we compile a swf and most IDEs launch the browser in order for you to view changes.

That small nugget can save you lots of development hours. Textmate is my editor of choice for Rails and Javascript these days. While it does have a "preview" browser it has some small issues. It does refresh but it only stays visible on a selected file. If you switch to another file you have to launch it again.

You will be doing yourself a huge favor by checking out "LiveReload". This awesome and simple application allows you to set up lots of directories for web development. Placing some javascript on the page hooks up a single page to reload as files change but even better there is an extention for google chrome and ff and any time a file changes with in your web directory it will reload any page you have loaded within the browser for that project. A very small simple solution but one that is well worth the money.

The Web Developer Wonderland

(a happy land where browsers don't need a Refresh button)

CSS edits and image changes apply live.

CoffeeScript, SASS, LESS and others just work.

Citizenship is granted through the Mac App Store.
Windows permanent residency issues are being worked out,
temporary stay already allowed.

via livereload.com

 

Posted by Matthew Wallace
 

FDT5 has landed and it's FREE

No more excuses. The best Actionscript and MXML editor is now FREE. Download it now and give it a try. Commit to using it for at least 2 weeks and you will not want to use anything else.

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FDT Free is free of charge and the perfect editor for small projects or simply to give FDT 5 a try without any time constraints. This edition is recommended for smaller projects.

via fdt.powerflasher.com

Posted by Matthew Wallace
 

HTML5 still lagging behind Flash

High-end mobile browser gaming still some way off as research finds HTML5 routinely outperformed by Flash.

Despite constantly being touted for some time as the future for mobile gaming, new research has shown that HTML5 remains some way behind Flash in terms of performance.

Software architect Sean Christmann used his benchmarking tool, GUIMark, to assess the current disparity in performance between HTML5 and Flash on nine different mobile devices.

In three tests - bitmap drawing, vector graphics and computation - Flash outperformed HTML5 every single time, often achieving double or triple the framerate. While Christmann openly admits that his work was funded, through his employer, by Adobe, the figures speak for themselves: HTML5 is still far from an ideal platform for mobile gaming.

via next-gen.biz

Posted by Matthew Wallace
 

Game performance benchmark BunnyMark ported to HTML5!

BunnyMark is the benchmark that's taking the world by storm! Just to prove that javascript is easy and a wittle baby language I have ported BunnyMark to HTML5. Results confirm that HTML5 really is one better than HTML4. Lightning fast with 3000 bunnies in Chrome, Firefox4, horrible in Firefox 3, non existant in IE678. Click here to view, source is on "view source". Other browser users (IE9, Safari, Opera) please report performance in the comments.

Don't miss the Windows Phone 7 and Flash versions, and BunnyLandMark for Flash, which I haven't got round to porting yet.

via blog.iainlobb.com

I don't think 8 fps is really "lighting fast" do you?

Posted by Matthew Wallace
 

HTML5 = Buzz word. Flash, Flex, HTML5 talk.

With all the debate about Flash and HTML5 it's hard to find all the facts sometimes, or at least an opinion that is not slanted in one direction or the other. As Flash developers, it's not a secret. We love using Flash. As responsable developers and experts we are expected to use the correct technology and know when one is better to use over the other.

I found this talk by Lee Brimelow to be very good and he does a great job explaining the facts in my opinion. As a developer mainly on the flash platform I am really looking forward to seeing HTML adding more and more features and seeing the standards getting better. The truth is ... there is always a tool suited for what you are trying to accomplish and you have to make the best choice for you, your clients and the end user.

via blog.theflashblog.com

Posted by Matthew Wallace