Scott Blanchard

I recently undertook an extremely ambitious project in which I decided to convert an entire application user interface from Internet Explorer to the Flash-based .swf (pronounced "swiff") format. Flash has been reborn of late to support the development of "X" Internet applications (dubbed Rich Internet Applications by some in the industry). The small but robust Flash 6 Player has been greatly enhanced to support this new class of applications. Perhaps the most notable enhancements are its enhanced XML support and the new "components" or objects that allow sophisticated functionality to be encapsulated into a user-friendly programming metaphor. Both of these enhancements were critical for the project. The project I worked on was a sophisticated content management application whose primary administrative user interface relied on certain "Internet Explorer-only" feature... (more)