by Kevin Schroeder | 12:16 pm

Passing typed ActionScript objects to Flex using PHP and a message queue

Last week I wrote up a few blog posts (here, here and here) about creating a Flex based dashboard that utilized message queues to pass data.  It was a really fun example to write

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by Kevin Schroeder | 9:24 am

Connecting PHP to ActionScript and Flex using Stomp

In yesterday’s post I talked a little bit about some of the details on how I used messaging to connect a front end on demand request to a back end scheduled data processing mechanism.

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by Kevin Schroeder | 3:32 pm

Details on building a Flex-based dashboard with a PHP backend

Yesterday (June 1st) I wrote a blog post on how to set up an example application that I did for a webinar with Adobe and building a Flash based dashboard application (I would suggest

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by Kevin Schroeder | 5:59 pm

Building a Flex-based dashboard with a PHP backend

Today (June 1st) I got to give an online talk with Adobe on how to create a stunning analytics dashboard with Flex and PHP (recording here).  I’m a horrible graphic designer and so I

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by Kevin Schroeder | 4:35 pm

ZendCon 2011 Call for Papers is out

The ZendCon call for papers is out… at least it will be tomorrow (Friday), officially. This year I have been placed in charge of the content portion of ZendCon.  In terms of the call

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by Kevin Schroeder | 9:10 am

Why do you use PHP?

In one or two words, please comment to answer this question. Why do you use PHP?

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by Kevin Schroeder | 5:34 pm

Concerning newness

I watched the movie Pollock, not to be confused with Potluck, and I came away with an interesting impression.  In the movie Jackson Pollock, portrayed by the under-estimated Ed Harris, was a starving artist

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by Kevin Schroeder | 11:50 am

Planning is underway for ZendCon

… and has been for a bit now. This year I get the distinct honor (???? 🙂 ) of being in charge of the content for ZendCon. And for those who are wondering, no

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by Kevin Schroeder | 4:39 pm

SimpleCloud Part 5 – SimpleDB

I started this series back in December.  In fact I wrote 3 or 4 blog posts the day before I took two weeks of vacation.  It’s now approaching the end of the next quarter

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by Kevin Schroeder | 10:43 am

Integrating Zend_View with WordPress

I just read a blog post about integrating Zend Framework and WordPress and figured I’d add some commentary of my own, since I’ve done something similar.  In my ESchrade plugin I use Zend_View to

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