Monthly Archives: March 2008

I had an epiphany as to what polymorphism is last night.

Yes, I know I am late to the party. I can’t even estimate how many times I’ve read a definition of an Interface over the last year. It has been a concept that totally baffled me for a long time, … Continue reading →

Animated collision of two crane trucks.

I spend a lot of my time animating horrific accidents.  It’s a great way to make a living – once you get past the original reference pictures. The above is from a case that recently … Continue reading →

Accessing a List from its itemRenderer

This was really throwing me off tonight. I could not figure out how to get at the List from its itemRenderer. this.parent… no this.owner… no So I started The Search™, trying to hunt down The Answer™. This is one of … Continue reading →

5 reasons PureMVC kicks ass

PureMVC is a lightweight MVC framework originally written for Actionscript 3, but which has subsequently been ported to a host of other platforms. I’m a PureMVC fan boy. There is no denying it. Here are few reasons why: Simplicity There … Continue reading →

Complex DataGrid filterFunction in Flex/Air

So I need to add robust user controlled filtering options in the application I am working on. This problem has dogged me for a month or two, with my co-workers politely insisting on more and better ways to filter their … Continue reading →