New Open Source Mobile Application

This mobile application demonstrates how to retrieve XML data from a server, return the results, and work with the data objects and display them.  There will be a video posted on this blog post very shortly with the instructions for building it along with best practices.  In the meantime, you may download the source code directly from http://www.web2open.org/adc/XMLService.fxp (On a PC, right click and select "Save link as..."; on a MAC, control-click and select "Save link as...").

Now for some words of caution.  First, loading XML into a mobile application is generally a bad idea.  It is far better to use AMF with a 3-tier architecture (hello LiveCycle Data Services!!).  Nevertheless, small XML files can be worked with in this manner!  Enjoy.

Duane's World #32 - more on mobile development

This video is Duane's World episode 32, the season 2 finale. It focuses on mobile development including some dives into architectural best practices.

Getting Your Flash Builder IDE set up for BlackBerry PlayBook Development

This is a simple tutorial to help you get your Flash Builder 4.5 (Burrito) set up to develop for and emulate the BlackBerry PlayBook.  I've been playing with the PlayBook beta and it's pretty impressive.

Setting up Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 to compile for BlackBerry PlayBook from Technoracle on Vimeo.

Some screenshots:

New Tutorial - Build a new mobile application (RSS Monitor) in 30 minutes

The written version of the tutorial is now online.  This tutorial will show you how to build a mobile application for reading the Slashdot RSS feed using Flash Builder 4.5. In order to complete this tutorial, you will need Flash Builder "Burrito" and the sample files, which include two Flash Builder projects:

The starter project [contains icons and other assets]
The completed project [the finished project that you can use as a source code reference]

This tutorial is brought to you courtesy of the Adobe Evangelism team. You may reproduce, modify, and use these materials for just about any purpose as long as you respect the copyrights of the owners involved [including Slashdot and Adobe]. You may use this to teach courses in mobile development.

Link:  http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/mobile-rss-reader.html

Building an Android Mobile RSS Reader in 30 Minutes - Part 2 (Video)

This is part 2 of the tutorial to build a Slashdot RSS Android Application. The entire source code is available as well as the application.  In part two you will learn the architectural perils of mobile development plus how to mitigate them to save CPU and bandwidth as well as some best practices to satisfy your end users.

The source code for the project is available here: SlashdotRSS.fxp

The Slashdot.apk (Android installer package) is here: SlashdotRSS.apk

The topic chosen was how to read an RSS feed from Slashdot.org and display the list on a mobile device, then retrieve specific RSS items when the user makes a selection.


Building an Android Mobile RSS Reader in 30 Minutes - Part 2 from Technoracle on Vimeo.

Slashdot RSS Android app on marketplace

Over the break I got to devote some time to coding and finished the Slashdot RSS application.  The application is now on the Android market and a full description can be found here (or just download and install it to your device).

This is a free, open source application that monitors the RSS feed from slashdot.org. Anyone may take the source code and do with it what they wish. Video tutorial available at http://technoracle.blogspot.com/2010/12/mobile-slashdot-rss-reader-tutorial.html

The source code for the project is available here: SlashdotRSS.fxp

The Slashdot.apk (Android installer package) is here: SlashdotRSS.apk

A complete video tutorial and written course will be published shortly.