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Draw Dashed Lines in Flex / AS3

Dan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:51:35 +0000

Here is a recent code snippet I wrote to draw dashed lines in Actionscript (I am using it in Flex). Very cool. I’m displaying it using the new “Snipt Embed” functionality from Snipt.org, pretty neat!

Snipt.org – Share code snippets and large text via twitter!

Dan — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:11:42 +0000

Snipt.org is a nifty little tool for developers / everyone. It’s like twitpic but for code and long text. Punch in some code or a long paragraph, select the language type (“text” for long text), and then snip it! Snipt will give you a short URL to share your content with people via twitter.

Here’s my little snipt for you: http://snipt.org/63

Best PHP Editor – Zend Studio

Dan — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:43:37 +0000

I’ve always written PHP code in programs like TextMate or Dreamweaver [code view] but recently after having a very good experience with an advanced Flash editor, I decided to look around for a PHP editor which offered similar benefits.

Zend Studio is great because it's offered in many formats- as a standalone or as a plug-in for the ever-popular Eclipse platform (which I'm slowly warming up to). There are probably a load of features that make Zend an awesome editor, but I'll just outline the points that make it appealing to me:

OOP PHP support - The editor treats object like objects!
Class Outline - Easily navigate large classes and find variables and functions in a snap.
Code Hinting - I'm all for old school coding but when it comes to reality production speed is key, and with Zend it has real-time code hinting so it not only helps out with native php classes, but also hints on any custom classes you've built within your project.
Real-time Compiling - discover syntax errors as you code instead of having to upload and run the code on a server every time
Eclipse plugin - now i can edit Actionscript and PHP in the same editor!