12.18.05 - I have been experimenting with some alternative IDE’s for compiling Flash content. One alternative that is definetly worth taking a look at is MTASC, which is a commandline compiler and also happens to be the first ActionScript 2.0 Open Source compiler. check it out at: http://www.mtasc.org . You can use it in Sepy for syntax checking and compiling. Sepy is extreamly useful and I was using it for awhile a few months ago and recently started using it again. Check it out at www.sephiroth.it.

A few of the developers at MTV got me interested in using FDT, which is an Eclipse plugin. Theres a slight learning curve but definetly worth taking a look at. http://fdt.powerflasher.com

12.23.05 - This week I have been building test applications in AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). AJAX is very simular to Microsoft’s Remote Scripting. The biggest feature is the XMLHttpRequest object in JavaScript which handles communication between the client and AJAX engine. You can check out my first AJAX sample application here AJAX commandline

01.19.06 - Today I launched code.ericfeminella.com - the latest addition to my site. This site is intended for Object Oriented ActionScript Programmers. It will serve as a repository for any Developer who wishes to utilize the codebase. Users will have the ability to add and / or download classes and packages to and from the codebase. If you are interested in joining, just send me an email and I will set you up with permissions to access the repository. Visit www.code.ericfeminella.com to learn more.

01.09.06 - These past few weeks I have been building applications leveraging the Flash Platform as a whole - Flash, Flex and ActionScript. I have been spending the majority of my time at work in Flex Builder, mxml and ActionScript 2.0 of course. I am excited about the upcoming release of ActionScript 3.0 in Flex 2.0 and Flash 9, due to be released this spring.