Flash Builder 4 – Java Heap Space Issues

If you ever experience a message like “Error: Java Heap Space” when building, cleaning or generating a bin-release for a project in Flash Builder 4, try the following as a remedy:

1. Open the following files: a) /install_dir/sdks/3.5.0/bin/jvm.config b) /install_dir/sdks/4.0.0/bin/jvm.config

2. Locate the following line found underREAD MORE

Upgrading Flash Builder

Whether you’re upgrading because you’re using BETA versions that change rather frequently or upgrading to the next major release, you don’t want to lose all your hard work invested in configuring your setup. Here’s how I handle it and hopefully it’s useful to you. IfREAD MORE

Introducing Opticon Runtime Debugger

Opticon is a runtime debugging console useful for Flash/Flex developers. It’s simple to start using in your projects. To use, follow these steps after installing the application:

1. Launch the application 2. Click the Settings button 3. Click on the SWC icon to add the OpticonConnectorREAD MORE

ZamfBrowser – ZendAMF Service Browser

One of my colleagues at Almer/Blank, Omar Gonzalez, just released a very promising project into the open source community today, ZamfBrowser. This AIR application is a lifeline for all the developers who have embraced ZendAMF since its release yet have longed for that familiar service browserREAD MORE

Cool Features in Flash Builder 4

I was recently working on a project in the latest beta release of the forthcoming Flash Builder 4 and wanted to point out the new contextual help feature. What’s nice about this feature is that I had just added the highlighted event to the eventREAD MORE

Adobe Stepping Up Its Game

The next version of Flash Player will offer a lot of enhancements to the user experience and it seems Adobe listened to the developer community on a few of the features. Here’s one that is sure to be huge:

“File Reference runtime access — Bring usersREAD MORE

Getting Some …rest

Thought I’d blog about this since I haven’t seen this posted before and it comes up from time to time. With AS3, we got access to a new function parameter, the …rest parameter, which allows us to pass in a dynamic list of parameters for usageREAD MORE

TextMate + Flex SDK + Ant

This is a pretty sweet combination. TextMate has been my favorite text editor on the Mac for a while although I must confess that I hadn’t been taking advantage of all it’s features. Through “bundles”, you can transform TextMate from an ordinary editor into a completeREAD MORE

FITC Hollywood 2007 – Day 1

There were a lot of cool presentations during the 1st-half of the day. Here’s a rundown of the ones that received good reviews:

- AS2 to AS3 Migration (Stacey Mulcahy) - AS3 Events: The Whole Story (Jacob Bullock) - Motion XML (Chris Charlton/Omar Gonzalez) - ThinkREAD MORE

FMS Eclipse Plugin

Developer Darren Lee has just released a beta version of his new FMS Eclipse Plugin. It allows you to build out your FMS solutions in Eclipse, right along side of Flex, CF, etc.

It’s a really cool tool and I think many will appreciate its features.READ MORE