Monthly Archives: November 2010

Asynchronous testing with events in Flexunit

Posted on November 18, 2010 by tborthwick

Testing of actionscript code is not very useful if your tests can’t wait for and react to events. Flexunit is the main unit testing framework for Flex and it has some nice tools for setting up asynchronous tests. The code … Continue reading →

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Getting started with a free Amazon EC2 instance

Posted on November 9, 2010 by tborthwick

One of Google App Engine’s main selling points has always been the cost- free until you start using a lot of resources. The free, however, comes with the app engine platform that has significant restrictions. Fortunately, Amazon just came out … Continue reading →

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The Incredibles revisited, or how we like technology

Posted on November 1, 2010 by tborthwick

Watching The Incredibles again six years after it came out, I enjoyed it just as much as the first time, and I again admired the way it played off typical American themes, but this time another thought stood out. The … Continue reading →

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