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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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Orion: New Zero-Telemetry, Zero-Ad, AI-Proof Browser for Privacy-Focused Users
Kagi has released Orion 1.0, a web browser that features privacy by default, zero telemetry, and no integrated ad-tracking technology. Orion supports both Chrome and Firefox extensions and intentionally excludes AI from its core to prioritize security, privacy, and performance. Orion targets macOS and iOS, with upcoming Linux and Windows versions. Orion is based on WebKit.
By Bruno CouriolCactus v1: Cross-Platform LLM Inference on Mobile with Zero Latency and Full Privacy
Cactus, a Y Combinator-backed startup, enables local AI inference to mobile phones, wearables, and other low-power devices through cross-platform, energy-efficient kernels and a native runtime. It delivers sub-50ms time-to-first-token for on-device inference, eliminates network latency, and defaults to complete privacy.
By Sergio De SimonePresentation: Ecologies and Economics of Language AI in Practice
Jade Abbott discusses the shift from massive, resource-heavy models to "Little LMs" that prioritize efficiency and cultural sustainability. She explains how techniques like LoRA, quantization, and GRPO allow for high performance with less compute. By sharing the "Ubuntu Punk" philosophy, she shares how to move beyond extractive data practices toward human-centric, sustainable AI systems.
By Jade AbbottPython Workers Redux: Wasm Snapshots and Native uv Tooling
Cloudflare's latest advancements in Python Workers revolutionize serverless performance with near-instant cold starts, expanded package compatibility, and streamlined workflows via the uv package manager. By leveraging memory snapshots and WebAssembly, Cloudflare drastically reduces startup times, making Python a prime choice for AI and data science applications.
By Steef-Jan WiggersNuxt Introduces Native Request Cancellation and Async Handler Extraction for Performance Gains
Nuxt 4.2 elevates the developer experience with native abort control for data fetching, improved error handling, and experimental TypeScript support. With a 39% reduction in bundle sizes and a streamlined app directory, this release enhances performance and project organization, positioning Nuxt as a leading choice for full-stack web applications built on Vue.js.
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