Air is 1.0
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Back in my hotel room after the Air 1.0 launch. Was a great event, this year is going to be a wonderful time to be a developer, especially in the Adobe space. There was a good turnout but almost none of the cf / flex people i usually see around – shame on you all ;p
If anyone hasn’t gotten into air yet give it a shot – it’s well worth your time and I think in the next 6 months we’re going to see some massive changes in our industry.
Helping Hands
i have made it a point over the years to keep in touch with developers I meet and offer help wherever I can. I’m not great at posting to the mailing lists because I usually get so caught up in what I’m doing that I forget to read them 
Lots of people ping me during the day (and sometimes night) for help with cf / flex/ javascript / css etc etc, and there are a bunch of people on my list who I have asked for help with the same when I’m having a brain fart or when I’m doing something i’ve never done before. Some of the people on my list have spent an awful lot of time helping me on occasions, and I always try to return the favour.
The point I’m making is this – network with other developers, stay in touch and reach out when you need help. But more importantly, be ready to help someone out if they ask you a question too – this doesn’t mean drop everything you’re doing and do their work for them, but if you’ve got 5 minutes then share it. A lot of people, including experienced developers, don’t realize how powerful a tool your network of tech savvy friends can be. I’ll be going into more detail about this in my talk at Scotch and (hopefully) WebDU, but I just wanted to throw a quick word out to any who might be listening.
Today I was doing battle with some really appalling actionscript 1 code. I love actionscript 3….
a lovely fellow named Campbell Anderson, who has answered more than a few of my irritating as1 questions lately, has quite patiently helped me through some very weird issues and saved me a lot of time and frustration. I’ll be making sure he knows he’s appreciated
This is one of the great strengths of the cf community, and i’m finding it more and more in flex and flash too. Be generous with your time, and you’ll find that when that moment comes when you really are stuck in a hole for whatever reason, you have allies on hand to help you out.
After all, many minds make light work.