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It's all psychology & needs based. People's wants/needs dictate behavior. Understand that, you'll understand why they do things. Keith Peter's loves learning as a programmer, thus, he tries many different platforms. He likes the challenge of learning new platforms. Others ONLY like their language, and still feel there is a lot of fun left to be had. Others just don't want to learn a new language because they don't want to be noobies for another long, harsh year. Others see no personal/professional value in learning a new language/platform. Some are lazy. Some are just busy. Some have bad time management. Some just aren't smart enough. Some just like their current job and that's it.
You can't force people to learn if they don't want it. The best you can do is lead by example, remove barriers, cite positive results others have had, corrobarate that with multiple examples, find other incentives, and be positive.

over 1 year ago

I would, but thread is closed.

over 1 year ago

He's an ass clown.

over 1 year ago

width, how big you're component is. percentWidth = what percentage of width you're component should take up in a parent container. explicitWidth = value set by a component user of your component when they set "width". Similar to width, but clearly not set by component. measuredWidth = how big you're measured contents are taking into account your rules, such as borders, etc.

over 1 year ago

First, you need to learn the Flex framework. Most AS guys I know are actually on a variety of projects, some of which might of been better suited to Flex. Some AS guys are actually so good, they claim they don't need Flex because they can build everything themselves. You need to learn the Flex clientelle; ask other Flex developers about their project. Dig into UIComponent and SkinnableComponent. Learn the skinning architecture in 4, the invalidation, and a little about containers.
Second, learn frameworks. You don't have to know 'em all, but at least dig into 2, such as Parsely, Swiz, and Robotlegs. Build a project with 'em and post to your blog. Compare with other examples out there.
Third, get experience. You need to "eat your own shit" as it were. You do that a few times, you'll learn simplicity, and good architecture.

over 1 year ago

1. You should be able to say yes. Learn how to extend UIComponent first, specifically what the heck commitProperties is for, and updateDisplayList, and how you call those functions (ie invalidateDisplayList, invalidateProperties) and why.
2. If you haven't, do simple side projects, like an RSS reader or something on the side. Post to your blog or some website that allows you to upload files, talk about it. Try to do 1 every 2 weeks. That way, you'll have a large portfolio if you're just starting out.

over 1 year ago

Because I'm a moron who uses Wordpress' visual editor. Thanks for the heads up! Fixing...

almost {{count}} years ago

There are. The challenge lies in finding them. They are either employed by those who recognize they are dependable, or just not marketing themselves as such, and are therefor hard to find.
The recession isn't bad enough to positively improve behavior across the board.

almost {{count}} years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll-lia-FEIY

almost {{count}} years ago

I love developers!

almost {{count}} years ago