Thinking(Planning) of a Cross Platform Website/Application

First of all the word platform needs to be defined here in which respect I am using this word. Here the word is being used for the desktop /laptops and mobile/tablets.
Now at multiple times it is wrongly understood that if things are being developed for web-browser then those should automatically work perfect for the mobile too, but in reality it is not the case.
This understanding is not good for anyone.
This will Ok if you are simply having some simple html based website with some static pages that’s all. But what for the web applications which are playing with a lot of data, if one is assuming that he is going to offer the same page layout, or look and feel as he is having for the desktop based browser with only costing for the browser based desktop application then again he is going to cut the pocket of the mobile end users of that application due to the bandwidth prizing and limitations over the mobile browsers. Again over the mobiles/tablets there are different platform like iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Symbian, BlackBerry. So for which version the web application is being targeted again this is major question especially from the point of view of the money of the person who is planning to develop such application. So how one is going to manage this much of assets for accomplishing the above mentioned scenarios. What should be the best strategy to found such goals?
Also please not that no one even including the person who is planning such application doesn’t know how much success his application will be?
So what should be the best idea of thinking of such kind of web application, I will like to suggest that one should move step by step:-

Step 1:- First create you desktop browser based application selecting the capable techonology,which can offer you easy integration with mobile based applications. Please keep in mind that your service layer and business layer is going to be used later on by mobile based clients also, so the pc based version should have these things layers isolated.

Step2:- If your pc based application is going well then check the market scenarios for the mobile and find which one platform is capturing the maximum market or depending upon your end-user’s geographical reason figure out the largest market capturing mobile platform. Start developing the application mobile application which will be using the same service and business layer in Step 1.

Step3:- Repeat step 2 for the second mobile market capturing platform.
And so on………..

Hope the information can help someone to save money and give a good vision for his requirement.

Shardul

Doubts about Flex and Flash

Since Last 5-6 days every one who belongs to Flex is having his own doubts and thoughts.The reason was the news that adobe discontinues development of Flash player on the Mobile Devices.

http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2011/11/focusing.html

My personal thinking is that the Flex and AIR both are not going to be effected due to this.As AIR is going to work continuously with the mobile devices.And Flex will be keeping to
rock on browser on the Desktop.Also flash players cutting edge technology will be carry on to
desktop browsers.

And the thing to mentioned here is that adopting HTML 5 will make at-least the clients vision clear.

Below is the official link which can make the things clear:-

http://blogs.adobe.com/flex/2011/11/your-questions-about-flex.html

Enjoy flexing………….
Shardul

Flex 4.5 Book for ios Development

Below is the wonderful link for purchasing the book for developing the ios based application using the Flex 4.5.

Flex 4.5 Book for ios Development

Enjoy…Flexing……..

Multi platform mobile Devlopment with Flash Builder 4.5

Although bit late but just started the flash builder 4.5 for the mobile
development with the flash builder 4.5. Extreme and Easiest feature are
here in.You can go for the IOS,Android or BlackBerry from just one place.
Though not done till now with the real devices.But happy to see the things
working fine here at the development end.Will check soon on the devices.

Nothing to check too much below is the sample link covering all the thing
just at one place.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/twitter-trends.html

Enjoy Flexing……….with mobile too
Shardul

Unit Testing in Flex 4 application Using Flash-Builder 4

Inside the Flash builder 4 simply create a new Flex project,I am naming it as UnitTestingDemo.
1)I have created a class with name MyMath.as under the folder the utils,I am putting it inside the utils just for practice.
Which is as below:-

package utils
{
public class MyMath
{
public function MyMath()
{
}

public function add(num1 : Number,num2 : Number) : Number
{
return num1 + num2;
}

public function multiply(num1 : Number,num2 : Number) : Number
{
return num1 * num2;
}
}
}

2)Now go to File>New>Test Case Class

3)Now I am createing a class with name MyTestCase1. See below:-

Click on the Browser button.

4)It will look as :-

Select the MyMath and click OK as below:-

Now it should look like:-

click on Next button.You will see like below:-

Click Finish.

5)Now on the Package Explorer on the left you will MyTestCase1.as under the folder flexUnitTests.You will see there a method with name testAdd() inside this class.

Now I am going to check for my expected positive result from this method.As we know that 5+6=11.So I have written like this inside this method:-

var myMath : MyMath = new MyMath();
Assert.assertEquals(myMath.add(5,6),11);

6)Now Click on the MyTestCase1.as and select it on the left side Package Explorer.Right Mouse click on this.You will see there a menu with title ‘Execute Flex UnitTests’ click on this.If every thing goes well you will see like below in your browser:-

Except this inside flash builder you will see a tab with title ‘FlexUnit Results’ Explore this for detail investigation.

Enjoy Flexing…………..

Understanding and Uses of index.template.html in Flex Application

I have seen multiple developers writing the required java-script code if required in their Application~Name.html (means the application html). And if they require using some java script or embedding related stuffs then they are doing in this file. Later on when they build their application the things get lost.
This is more important when you are going to create a flex application in which you have to not put your swf on any another .html or other page of any language by embedding. Means you are going to always use your .html file created by the flex. Then index.template.html is the place where you have to write all these things which you want to be persistent after every build.

Enjoy Flexing………..

Mobile Application Development with Flex 4.5 ‘Burrito’

After the release of the Flex Hero sdk I created andorid application many times with Adobe AIR.But this task was never so simple as it is with ‘Burrito’. With Burrito its totally on the clicks of Mouse instead of earlier command line based compilation etc. But now the thing are very very simple. Thanks to Adobe Flash Builder “Burrito” the new Flash builder version.
Now you are having the facility of crating the separate project type for the Mobile.In the File menu you can find a new type of projects i.e ‘Flex Mobile Project ’. Click on this and move ahead. You will also find Application settings for Automatic reorients and Fullscreen mode.
Also after creating your application you can directly launch the application on the device, or you can check with the preexisting list of the Different Device after selection. So you can get the proper idea that how your application will look like on any particular devices. Hence the thing are very simple and straight forward now enjoy creting mobile application with Flex without any extra efforts.
Download Flash Builder Burrito from :-

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_flashbuilder_burrito

and enjoy mobile application development.
Please don’t forgot to explore
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/View+and+ViewNavigator
for the detail of the mobile application development using Flex.

Update Flash CS5 to Resolve Screen resolution issue with Flash application for ipad and iphone

Previously Flash CS5 was only supporting the iphone, at that time if you have to create the ipad application then the flash application was just scratiching on the ipad.But its enough time since the Flash CS5 is providing the support to publish the .ipa file for both iphone as well as ipad.One has to simply upgrade Flash CS5 from:-
http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/downloads.html
After downloading and installing the update when you will create a iPhone OS project then go to the File >> iPhone OS Settings. In default tab i.e. General you will see there a new Combo Box with label ‘Device’, select from here whether you are looking for iPhone,iPad or both.Rest Flash will manage.

Enjoy…………

Working with Sqlite, made easy by using Sqlite Admin

Sqlite is also having a User Interface to deal with database, Its not necessary to use it by writing the queries only. Simply get the download from link below.Over all User Interface is self explanatory, and provides almost same interface like any other RDBMs.Just download and install it from link below.

Find the link here to download it.

Using old Flex 3 Component’s Properties in Flex 4

Some time we wants to create the flex 4 application which requires the
same set of properties etc which were there in flex 3 based component e.g.
backgroundAlpha with TextInput .In other words we can say that one wants
to update flex 3 application to flex 4 without using the spark or new flex 4
based components.The things are clear that in that case you are simply looking
for the all mxml library of the flex 3.Because the mxml based components of flex 4
are lacking many old properties of flex 3.If you are looking for those all properties
of flex 3 then to achieve it is very simple.Simply go to the properties of your project.
Then go to the ‘Flex Build Path’,there you will see tab with heading ‘Library Path’,select
the Radio button ‘Mx only’ and click OK.You have done it,you will get all the properties
of all flex 3 based components in flex 4,e.g. ‘backgroundAlpha’ of ””.
Hope you will like this………

Enjoy Flexing……..