Proxy Debugger
Written on 26 February 2009 by Chase Brammer
Proxy debugger… sounds exciting right? Well, you are right my good sir! In all seriousness though, the most useful tool I use in conjunction with flex builder is easily Charles. If you are using AMF or getting data from a web server in any way and you want to see what you are getting back in an easy to read, easy to use way - then Charles is your man.
Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information).
Charles is especially useful for Adobe Flash developers as you can view the contents of LoadVariables, LoadMovie and XML loads. Charles also has native support for Flash Remoting (AMF0 and AMF3).
If you develop in flex, and don’t use Charles, you should get to know him.
Speaking at 360|Flex
Written on 4 February 2009 by Chase BrammerRock on! I am speaking at the 360|Flex conference in Indiana! For those of you who don’t know what 360|Flex is, it is a 3 day conference were nerds like me gather to talk about the new technical and business developments in our industry, Adobe Flex and building Rich Internet Apps.
I will be speaking on using RSL’s (Remote Shared Libraries) in Flex. I will be speaking on the last day of the conference. Here is my session header:
Advantages of using adobe framework RSL’s, creating and using custom/community driven RSL’s, differences between Flex Framework RSL’s (3.0.0.477, 3.2.0.3958), and bugs and problems presented by not using the right Flex Framework RSL.
I am slightly intimidated by the speakers list too! Renaun Erickson, Ben Stucki and Yakov Fain are just a few. Yikes! It should be a great conference.
If you’re thinking about going, you’ll want to register ASAP, as the tickets are cheaper on a first come, first serve basis. So register at http://360flex.eventbrite.com now to get the best possible price.
Alex Uhlmann on Agile Testing and Unit Testing in Flex
Written on 16 January 2009 by Chase BrammerI got an email from Alex Uhlmann answering some questions about Flex Unit testing, and pointed me to a presentation he gave at max on the topic! I guess that he had to twist some fingers to get the people at Adobe TV to post it 
Here is the link
And embedded for your viewing pleasure.
