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by tomlin 16y ago
When Apple follows standards they are a few steps ahead, and when they sidetrack them in favour of an non-standardized tech they are still thinking a few steps ahead? Am I the only one who thinks Apple is treated slightly differently when
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by tomlin 16y ago
Thanks. That's great info.
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by tomlin 16y ago
I really do hate these "Flash hate-bait" narratives because it only regresses progress in making the video tag viable . Which is, above all else, the real goal. HTML5 video does not support any sort of RTMP streaming. This is an undeniably
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by tomlin 16y ago
> RTMP: Of course HTML5 isn't built with a technology that was developed for Flash. Likewise, a similar protocol could have been created for HTML5 video. It would be hard to argue that the web doesn't need some sort of persistence for
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by tomlin 16y ago
While quiet obvious to some, I think it's worth mentioning that Adobe was never against HTML5, or implicitly worried about Flash because of it. Adobe always tried to make a case for Flash based on a few points that some refuse to grasp. HTM
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by tomlin 16y ago
Seriously? Couldn't have picked another name? :)
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by tomlin 16y ago
Reference? I'm a developer. I never pushed Apps, although I am not against them, either.
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by tomlin 16y ago
While it might be a little FUD-ish, I don't think it's completely unfounded. Banning Flash from iOS devices could be seen as banning the "App"-space competition at the door. Apple talks a lot about "the open web" but consistently pushes App
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by tomlin 16y ago
In this case maybe. Adobe, just like any entity, deserves a true projection. If I sat on HN bashing Adobe I'd have much higher karma. Good thing I'm not here for karma.
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by tomlin 16y ago
Flex SDK is open source. You can find it on that page.
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by tomlin 16y ago
TIL what TIL stands for :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Til
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by tomlin 16y ago
It's common to find a 70+ year old electrician or plumber because those trades have had high demand for generations, ours is still young enough where stereotypes still have some hold over coming reality.
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by tomlin 16y ago
It doesn't, though. I just installed Adobe Reader 9 and it clearly asked me about Air. These FUD statements don't deserve any respect.
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by tomlin 16y ago
Or not pay thousands and just compile for free using a handful of OS tools that work just as good, perhaps even better. (ie: http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/ )
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by tomlin 16y ago
Having a very similar childhood as the author, I'd have to agree with him and you. Bullying tends to stem from low self-esteem, but we must try to consider that some people aren't looking for the same type of acclamation. Warriors, hunters,
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by tomlin 16y ago
~19 employees in this warehouse-like office space? Seems to be a little less than indulgent. Not the sort of office space you'd expect after hearing countless "lean & trim company" narratives.
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by tomlin 16y ago
I've always believed that I am a pretty terrible programmer. I'm cool with that because I know I am gradually becoming better and better each day. I invoke 3 core principals/ideals: * No matter how good you are, someone is always better tha
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by tomlin 16y ago
Are there competent programmers who could solve puzzles such as these and yet dread going to work every day? Passion is thinking of better code while you're in the shower, or getting so excited about a new idea that you can't sleep. Findi
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by tomlin 16y ago
This only proves that the potential employee is competent, with complete disregard to passion . Which is, IMO, much more valuable.
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by tomlin 16y ago
A valid point. I'm just not so sure that higher levels of education are providing state-of-the-art machinery. Often outdated - at least in my admittingly vary narrow perspective. Nevertheless, access to equipment shouldn't be the defini
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by tomlin 16y ago
I didn't go to college. I didn't finish highschool. All of my colleagues have and spent thousands doing so. We all make the exact same salary and have the same expectations in our workplace. I have been employed for over 7 years. I am an ac
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by tomlin 16y ago
I wonder if this will have a psychological effect on using other dev. environments for Apps. It almost paints a Flash-compiled app as being "legacy" when a company opens it up after demonstrating it's case against alternatives.
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by tomlin 16y ago
Something funny about the subject and this site giving me a "Error establishing a database connection" error.
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by tomlin 16y ago
> JS implementations have gotten hundreds of times faster in the last three years, while Flash has gotten slower. I don't know about that. Flash may be proprietary, poor coding community, etc, but to suggest it is creeping down to JS pe
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by tomlin 16y ago
As a Canadian, I wish I could say we're as far ahead as this dated article allures to. As it stands today, we have telecommunication (mobile, land, data) rates and deployment equivalent to third-world countries.
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by tomlin 16y ago
"Over many years, I grew frustrated with teachers, their methods and their curriculums." hits home.
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by tomlin 16y ago
Not 100% on this source's references, but it seems as though there are many people that have dropped out of high-school and managed to be successful. http://www.school-survival.net/successful_dropouts.php These are all popular examples
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by tomlin 16y ago
Google is great and looking up facts and even teaching but you can't put "Advanced Google Searcher" on your resume. You can be successful without any formal education but the average person will be more successful sticking to school. I
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by tomlin 16y ago
For one, it’s clear that these two are autodidacts self-taught people who easily learn what they need when they need it. I can't speak for everyone, or even a specific type of person, but for me highschool was a huge distraction. I woul
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by tomlin 16y ago
I'm done here. At the heart of it all, you want me to prove that Capitalism isn't the best economic model because you fancy this extremely primitive means of sharing resources. That's fine. You seem rigid and embarrassingly religious when i

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