Author Archives: Tracy

ScaleConf – Report Back

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Just over two weeks ago I was fortunate to attend ScaleConf, held Thursday & Friday, 26/79 January at the Kirstenbosch gardens in Cape Town.
It was well attended by approximately 280 people, of who were predominantly software developers and architects.

The idea … Continue reading »

          News & Random | Online Trends | Project Management | Web Development

Adobe’s Future Strategy for Flash

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A few weeks ago I blogged about the future of Flash with the emergence of HTML5.
Last week Adobe announced their business strategy of moving forward with Flash and embracing HTML5. Part of this strategy is to stop future development on … Continue reading »

                      Flash / Actionscript | Mobile Trends | Web Development

Where is it all going, HTML5 vs Flash?

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In April 2010 Steve Jobs issued a public letter titled “Thoughts on Flash”, in which he discredited Flash as a future viable web technology. This started a large debate between the Apple and Flash communities, which has still not yet … Continue reading »

                   Flash / Actionscript | Online Trends | Web Development

The Johnny Cash Project

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A few weeks ago I stumbled on a wonderful web application, ‘The Johnny Cash Project’. This is a great example of utilising various web technologies and ideas to create something beautiful and complex. The site is a memorial to the … Continue reading »

                Design / Animation | Flash / Actionscript | Web Development

McCandles: Shedding light on the data layer

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As I’m sure everyone will agree, the Internet is a wonderful place to stumble over all sorts of curious information. One such topic that I came across was a blog by David McCandless. Like a moth to a candle flame … Continue reading »

          Design / Animation | Online Trends