Get your vote on for 360|Indy!

Tom and John those hip cats that are turning heads all around the world, hey as in 360! On their busy horizon is another not to be missed 360|Flex this time held in Indy! This time around they are putting teh topics to a vote. Leave your hanging chads behind and head on over to http://360flex.uservoice.com/ and vote for your fav topic.

Now, I should have been better at my titles and descriptions for sure. I may have left out the shit, hehe, but hey, if interested in hearing about the following, vote now!

“The Life and Times of a Flex Component”
: Yeah, this topic can be dry and somewhat boring. Here I spice it up with some humor. This topic is brought to you from a recent article appearing in Flex Authority. Voting or not, be sure to check out this months awesome issue! Here I cover all you need to know in making performant reliable custom components using invalidation methods and other pieces in the Flex Life Cycle.

“The Great Mashup”: Be looking for this session on the list. Everyone is mashing up in Flex these days, why aren’t you? Drop in and learn how to mash up various cloud or other APIs from MTV, Amazon, Twitter, eBay, or various others listed on programmableweb.com. Emphasis will be placed on consuming XML by way of e4x utilizing REST or Soap. I will ROCK you out during this session!!!!

“How Do I Hook This Shiny New Flex Application Up To CF”: This topic I have covered before, I’m passionate about it! Even if you are not using ColdFusion, this is a useful topic. I cover e4x use, HTTPService vs Remoting, etc.

Again, I just want to say, drop in and get your vote on HERE Regardless of your interest in my topics, make sure you head out and exercise your right. Further, kudos and many thanks to Tom and john for all their hard work at this. Have a gander at http://www.ourstartupstory.com/ to know more of their story.

back to coding…peas

DK

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FlexCampOC

Folks, be sure to check out FlexCampOC out in Cali. Tom and John masters of the 360 universe are sure to impress with a day long Flex conference. What, no cash? No excuses there, only $25 clams, dude! Goin back to Cali, Cali, Cali. Goin back to Cali, Cali….

Come on out and check it out and here speakers such as Adam Flater on Flex 4, Evan Gifford of cairngormdocs.org fame, Thomas Burleson, as well as myself chatting away about Flex and CF.

peas

DK

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CFUnited – vote for your speakers now!

The fine folks over at CFunited have opened up the can o’ suggested speakers. This is really a awesome way to get the community involved in deciding what the community wants in a conference. Do you want to hear about ColdFusion or The Dyson Vacuum that sucks more? ha! So, step up to the plate and get out the vote!

http://cfunited.com/blog/index.cfm/2008/12/4/CFUnited-Topic-Survey–VOTE-NOW

While here I’ll plug my topics I submitted :)
“How do I hook this shiny new Flex tool up to ColdFusion?” -This is intended to be a talk on the three ways to connect your Flex/AIR application up to ColdFusion for data and what not. I cover not only the three types, but how to use e4x and XML generated by CF. Also, I cover Remoting and CFC-to-AS object serialization and the converse. I further compare and contrast all three techniques, you know, which is faster and which is better, offering a world famous answer to the latter!

peas

DK

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Flex Camp Boston…be there!

I know, its prolly freakin cold in Boston, but hey, warm your self up to the thought of a full day of intense Flex topics from leading industry experts! So, head on over to http://www.flexcampboston.com/ and register now. Don’t worry, it won’t break your bank and hey, it will help recession-proof your career!

peas

DK

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CF_Unconference Flex talks to CF

Big thanks to Ray ‘Jedi’ Camden for running the CF_Uncfonference. This was the place to be for real CF content for sure! Thanks also to those attending my talk on hooking your shiny new Flex app up to CF. We saw a bunch of code fly buy in about 45 minutes, eh? Attached are the promised files and the presentation. Enjoy!

CF_Unconference at MAX 2008

peas

DK

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