FLASH: FlashForward2000 rocked

[Chris Lane]

I just got back from the FlashForward2000 show and it was the best thing

I've been to in a long time.  Here are the main highlights I took away that

might interest others on the list:

1. Flash 5 is going to be huge.  The Number of Actionscript commands has

jumped to over a hundred including math functions and new JavaScript-like

dot conventions which will make it much easier to program.  Yeah I know...

your all thinking "what a propeller-head" but this will put Flash on par

with Director on the language end.

2. The Flash Generator templates (which are plug ins for the Flash

development environment) are free and downloadable from

www.Macromedia.com/software/generator.  Chrissy Rey did a great presentation

which indicated that you can use some of the Generator Templates to make

things like quick drop down lists and incorporate them into your swf file

without Generator even being present on the server (sort of quick templates

for Flash even though they are in the Generator templates).

3.  The ability to run Flash on Web Devices (write it once, deliver it

everywhere) is going to become something that will be a mandatory skillset

for all of us (ask Flash the question "what device and I sending to" and

then customize the output).  Phillip Torrone of Braincraft did a great

presentation on this.

Oh and one other thing.... they talked to us, they fed us, they gave us

shit... its been so long since I've been treated as a human being and hey,

it was NYC.  Flashforward2000 rocked... congrats to Lynda and Stewart and

all those who made it great.


Chris Lane

Computer Multimedia


P.S. Brandon... you're great, Joshua... you're great (and I want your job),

Josh... you're great (and there are things you can do about that bald spot),

Yugo... you're great (but I couldn't understand a word you were saying).

P.P.S Macromedia... get the Generator Enterprise licensed to ISP's quick.

Most of us out here in the real world don't control the server the end

result runs on... your killing us.




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