Flash CS4

It's been a while since my last post. Right now I'm at my weekly nerd meeting (flashcodersny) and Colin Smith is going over Adobe Flash CS4. Holy crap it's awesome! Soooo many various things I can't even begin to describe. From 3d to things similar to soemthing akin to Poser.

But it's kind of limited. 3d can't really delegate each symbols z coordinate during runtime.

Either way it's super sweet. The z positioning alone is worth it. Assuming you work for a company that is more than happy to buy it for you. But, you should be able to get the library for it for building within as3 in eclipse or whatever flavor IDE you like.

Reading...

So it's been a little while since my last post. I've been quite busy dealing with work and random visitors into my home. Lately I've been working with flex and contrary to my previous belief, I don't think it's so bad. Though I still feel a bit limited it does seem to cut down on trivial layout work which is a good thing.

Lately I've been reading a lot. Primarily, it seems to be books that all happen in the 'stans regions (Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc.). I'm currently in the middle of reading "Three Cups of Tea". It's quite the enthralling book about a man who happens upon a small village while attempting to climb K2 and ends up on a wuest to build schools for the poor villages throughout the country that the government never gave a second look at.

I also just completed "Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" which are both also very amazing books. Though both based on fictional stories, they are strewn with factual references and accounts throughout the last 50 or so years in Afghanistan.

All three of these books have largely changed my view on those regions. Not that I had a bad view of them previously, but the books have really opened my eyes to the peoples' culture and method of thinking. All three of these books I highly recommend.