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The Flex Loft is a place Flex coders can come to share ideas, ask questions and share tips about Flex, a powerful user interface programming environment. Join us and explore this rich tool.
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Latest Activity: Aug 2, 2010
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Adobe Users Group of Greater Orlando 5 Replies
OK, reposting this to a more permanent home...If you're interested in Flex and live near Orlando, there's an Adobe Users Group here that meets the first Monday of each month at DeVry. The meetings…Continue
Tags: Orlando, group, users, flex, adobe
Started by Greg Groves. Last reply by Matthew Zimmer Oct 7, 2009.
Developing Rich Internet Applications (RIA’s) by combining Flex with Turbogears.
Fred Sells did this presentation for the OrlandoJUG. Here's the writeup and I'll attach the source code to this discussion so we can work through it. Stay tuned for the code!"Flex is a (mostly) open…Continue
Tags: Orlandojug, Fred Sells, turbogears, python, flex
Started by Michael Levin Feb 4, 2009.
Deploying a Flex app
I'm working my way through "First Steps in Flex", by Bruce Eckel and James Ward. So far, I'm on the "Item Renderers" chapter. Of course, at this point I am already thinking about how I'm going to…Continue
Tags: tutorial, flex, deployment, webservers, programming
Started by Michael Levin Feb 1, 2009.
First Steps in Flex
"First Steps in Flex", by Bruce Eckel and James Ward is an intro to Flex. The nice thing about this book is that you can be…Continue
Tags: webdev, tutorial, programming, eckel, books
Started by Michael Levin Feb 1, 2009.
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Taking the Technical Leadership Path
Technical leaders face challenges beyond individual contributor work: aligning with business on investments, managing systemic aspects, mentoring, and keeping up with a changing codebase. We need technical alignment—shared codestyle, implementation patterns, and standards—to avoid accidental complexity. Leadership grows through practicing skills, improving team issues, and acting as a role model.
By Ben LindersAWS Hikes EC2 Capacity Block Rates by 15% in Uniform ML Pricing Adjustment
AWS has raised EC2 Capacity Block prices for ML by 15% across all regions, impacting GPU-based workloads. The uniform price hikes affect top-tier instances powered by NVIDIA GPUs, underscoring supply chain pressures and inflation. With limited alternatives, organizations face higher costs, emphasizing the need for effective workload optimization and cost management strategies.
By Steef-Jan WiggersMistral Releases OCR 3 With Improved Accuracy on Handwritten and Structured Documents
Mistral has released Mistral OCR 3, the latest version of its optical character recognition model, focused on higher accuracy across a wide range of document types, including handwritten notes, forms, low-quality scans, and complex tables.
By Robert KrzaczyńskiDjango Releases Version 6.0 with Built-In Background Tasks and Native CSP Support
Django 6.0 has arrived, offering developers cutting-edge features like a built-in tasks framework, enhanced security with Content Security Policy, and template partials for modular design. This release supports Python 3.12 to 3.14, streamlining web app development while promoting clean, rapid design. Join the excitement as Django modernizes the landscape of web application development!
By Daniel CurtisPresentation: Achieving a Culture That Works: Inclusive Leadership that Drives Lasting Success
Matthew Card discusses the intersection of leadership and inclusivity at the BBC. He explains how "changing the bar" rather than just raising it can transform team dynamics. Covering trust, psychological safety, and his "C.A.P.S." and "D.O.S.E." frameworks for resilience, he shares practical strategies for engineering leaders to eliminate toxic behaviors and empower diverse talent to thrive.
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