Flexcover - Flex code coverage tool

Flexcover http://code.google.com/p/flexcover/ is a code coverage tool for Flex, Air and AS3.

Download Flexcover : http://code.google.com/p/flexcover/downloads/list

Learn how the modified sdk works : http://code.google.com/p/flexcover-sdk/wiki/HowFlexcoverWorks

Documentation search for CSS , JS, DOM, PHP

http://dochub.io lets you search for CSS, HTML , DOM, Javascript , jQuery, PHO documentation

CSS : http://dochub.io/#css/

HTML: http://dochub.io/#html/

Javascript : http://dochub.io/#javascript/

DOM : http://dochub.io/#dom/

jQuery : http://dochub.io/#jquery/

PHP : http://dochub.io/#php/

Kendo UI - Javascript Framework

Kendo UI is a HTML5, jQuery based javascript framework for building Rich Javacsript Apps.
Apart from rich UI controls, Kendo UI includes a JavaScript DataSource, cross-device Drag and Drop API and Templates.

Download Kendo UI : http://www.kendoui.com/download.aspx

Kendo UI is dual-licensed, Commercial and Open Source (GPLv3). Learn more about Kendo UI licensing : http://www.kendoui.com/faq/licensing.aspx

Demos:
Web / HTML5 : http://demos.kendoui.com/web/overview/index.html
Data Visualization : http://demos.kendoui.com/dataviz/overview/index.html
Mobile : http://demos.kendoui.com/mobile/simulator/

   

Raphaël Javascript Library

Raphaël is a javascript library to create graphic objects like charts or effects like reflection,rotation,etc. The objects created using Raphaël can be operated upon as DOM objects.
gRaphaël , based on Raphaël, can be used to create interactive charts.

Download Raphaël :
Uncompressed source
Minified version

Raphaël Documentation can be found at http://raphaeljs.com/reference.html

Raphaël Discussion group : http://groups.google.com/group/raphaeljs

Blackberry DevCon Asia in Singapore

Blackberry Devcon Asia , originally scheduled to happen in Bangkok, Thailand has been relocated to Singapore .

Special offers include a 16GB BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet as well as a free copy of Adobe® Flash® Builder® 4.5 Premium for all attendees http://www.blackberrydevcon.com/asia/registration/special-offers.

Sessions catalogue : https://devcon.blackberryconferences.net/asia2011/scheduler/newCatalog.do

Free online courses on Database and Machine Learning

Stanford School of Engineering is offering two more free online courses in addition to the AI course that I mentioned in the previous post.

Introduction to Databases : http://www.db-class.com/

Machine Learning : http://www.ml-class.org/

Free Artificial Intelligence Course

A free, online version of "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence", taught by Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig http://www.ai-class.com/

Play Framework

Play framework is a java based framework for creating web applications.

Download play framework from http://www.playframework.org/download

Documentation and tutorials can be found at http://www.playframework.org/documentation/1.2.2/home

This screencast shows how to create a web app with the play framework : http://vimeo.com/7087610

Solr 3.1 released

Version 3.1 of Apache Solr has been released.

Solr 3.1 is based on Lucene 3.1 .

The index structure is different from that in version 1.4

DataImportHandler jars are no longer included in the Solr WAR file.

Solr 3.1 includes support for Spatial search

You can now send updates to the index in JSON format via JsonUpdateRequestHandler

In addition the default XML formatted results and JSON Response Writer for responses in JSON format, there's the CSVResponseWriter for getting results in CSV format.

The Solr UIMA contrib library enables analysis of unstructured data.

Read more about this release at http://lucene.apache.org/solr/#March+2011+-+Solr+3.1+Released

Wallaby : Convert Adobe Flash files to HTML

An experimental technology from Adobe codenamed 'Wallaby' enables you to convert Adobe Flash(FLA) files to HTML.

Learn more about Wallaby at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/

Download Wallaby from http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/wallaby.html

Installation instructions for Wallaby are at http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Wallaby#Installer

The release notes shed more light on supported features and cross browser issues.

fxSpy : inspect properties and styles of visual flex 3 components

fxSpy allows you to inspect and dynamically change properties and style of flex 3 display components.

Download fxSpy from http://code.google.com/p/fxspy/downloads/list

Installation instructions can be found at http://code.google.com/p/fxspy/wiki/InstallationInstructions

Kalileo: Flex data visualization component from Kap IT

Kap Lab has released version 2.0 of its data visualization component. Kalileo is compatible with Flex sdk 3.5 onwards and is available as a community edition in addition to the licensed versions. Learn more about Kalileo at http://lab.kapit.fr/display/kalileo/Kalileo

Kap IT has also packaged all its reporting components under the Kolbert reporting package. Of particular interest to me was the Elastic Search inspired by Moritz Stefaner's work on elastic lists .