Tag Archives: flex

Using Mixin metadata with Module gotcha

This post is not about using Mixin metadata tag. There are tons of documentation on the web to explain about usage. Here are a couple of useful links:
http://adamflater.blogspot.com/2007/03/static-code-blocks.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flex/1/mixin/
In fact, this post is about to warn you about some of the examples. In short, when you use Mixin, Flex will make sure that [...]

When not to use “hasOwnProperty” when checking for property

While working on FlexSDK bugs, I got one of my patches rejected because I was using “hasOwnProperty” to check for property existed instead of “in”. Alex Huri says “For sealed classes, the practice is to use ‘in’ instead of hasOwnProperty”. You learned something everyday. Thanks Alex.

BugQuash hooked me to FlexSDK

I had the opportunity to participate in BugQuash event hosted at Adobe Seattle Office. It was a ton of fun. 4 of my coworkers from Active and I had blast with other developers at the event as well as online though connect. Aside from all the fun, it was a great event [...]