IFBIN - Great Software By Example

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com.ifbin.AmazonS3 - Complete
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com.ifbin.SlipStream - In-Process
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com.ifbin.UI - In-Process

IFBIN 2.0 status: Knee deep in code...

Ted :)

Starting today IFBIN 'Flash by Example' and 'Flex by Example' products are open source, open to contribution, free to download, and free for commercial and non-commercial use. These changes are the foundation of IFBIN 2.0.

IFBIN is one of the best projects I have ever worked on. Working with a team of 42 developers we attempted to redefine learning by example as a service. We delivered a solid platform for publishing, created over 500 examples for Flex and Flash, and earned the trust of over 100 customers worldwide. We were poised for success and were gaining momentum when personal legal matters intervened in January 2006. Divorce and a legal custody battle over the company brought development and progress to a grinding halt. After 5 months of legal matters, I recently obtained full control and ownership of IFBIN and intend to rebuild the service from the ground up.

Today we begin a new chapter at IFBIN that starts with embracing the concepts of open and free. These changes are the foundation on which we plan to rebuild the IFBIN service within the development community. This new development will allow us to fulfill our promise to our existing customers and grow the market for Flash and Flex.

What does open and free mean for IFBIN?

1. All code is free to download and use for any purpose.
2. All code is licensed under a BSD License.
3. IFBIN will add support for example publishing within IFBIN 2.0.
4. IFBIN 2.0 will be a free service.

IFBIN 2.0 will be released as an Adobe Apollo desktop application for secure publishing and installation of software examples. Adopting Apollo will provide seamless access to file installation services and cross platform support. The client application will allow anyone to publish and download software examples easily. We will also be adding support for other software and design products within the Adobe product family.

I look forward to working with everyone on IFBIN 2.0. It is my sincere hope that IFBIN 2.0 will return the value promised to our founding customers. I want IFBIN to becoming the leading desktop learning service for Adobe design and development products. More to come...

Regards,

Theodore Patrick
IFBIN Networks Founder and CEO
http://www.ifbin.com

We are looking for new Flex authors to join our team at IFBIN. We run a very tight ship and we only want the very best. If you believe you have what it takes, we would love to hear from you. The criteria is simple:

1. Developers must have deployed applications with Flex 1.5 or Flex 2.0.
2. Deep understanding of MXML, ActionScript, Flash Player 7,8,8.5.
3. Very clean and well documented code.

We are looking for various skill sets approaching Flex from different perspectives. At IFBIN we believe that developer perspective is very important. Every developer sees things differently and being able to share that perspective is very valuable. There is always more than one way to do something; some have advantages and disadvantages depending on the task at hand.

Flex Author Application:

1. Full Name, Website/Blog
2. Email Address, Listserv Email Address, Paypal Email Address
3. Why are you an ideal Flex Author? (100 words)
4. URLS to Flex application you have written.

Submit Application via Email (ASCII Text).

We will be announcing the 3 new authors later this month. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Regards,

Theodore Patrick
IFBIN Founder and CEO

IFBIN authors added 56 new examples to both Flex By Example and Flash By Example in March. Great work team!

Total examples and growing...

353 - Flash By Example
138 - Flex By Example

We have some exciting releases coming in April as IFBIN 2.0 is released combined with a web based catalog, search, and per example sales. IFBIN 2.0 is a free upgrade for existing and new customers.

April is shaping up to be a very busy month at IFBIN.

More to come!

Ted :)

ActionScript 3 Klondike is an ActionScript 3-only implementation of the classic Klondike Solitaire game. This is a great example to use as a starting point for other card games going forward. There is a generic card engine that is completely skinnable and can easily be extended to create other games (such as FreeCell, Poker, etc).

Purchase Klondike for $50 US.

The game features a modular Object-Oriented architecture, so the core card engine can easily be dropped into a game and function without issue. Creating FreeCell from this example is just a matter of changing the game rules since everything else can be re-used. This is also a good example of using the new DisplayList API. Whenever you drag some cards around, there is no need to worry about depth management or attaching and removing MovieClips to achieve the effect (things we had to worry about with ActionScript 2). Instead, just re-parent the cards and magically they are on top of everything. When the cards are dropped, re-parent the cards again, and magically they are attached elsewhere. There are still some things not done - for instance, there is no scoring, and there is no super-cool end game animation sequence (or even a message that tells you you win). However, the game is fully playable, and a great starting point for your own card game or just a great learning example for Object Oriented Programming and the new features of ActionScript 3.


Open Example SWF in a New Window

Purchase Klondike for $50 US.

This example is available with full source and documentation within Flex® by Example.

More to come.

Ted :)