Jason Michael Perry

All things Flex, Flash, iPhone, and Objective-C

Lead Story

Welcome to My Blog

Its been a long long time since I last published anything to jasonmperry.com and today felt like a good day to get started with something brand new.

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ActionScript 3

ActionScript 3 Training»

Late last year I wrote a new curriculum for developing Flash Applications using ActionScript 3. The class has been a huge success and continues to fill classrooms with students eager to learn what is new in AS3.

Flex

Event: Adobe User Group on Flex and BlazeDS»

I’m speaking on BlazeDS integration with Flex 3 at our next Use Adobe user group meeting in Washington DC. This event will be a little different than previous UG meetings, since its hands-on for the first 16 or so people to arrive and an afternoon only session.

Objective-C

Great Objective-C Resources»

If you do not have experience programming in C, Objective-C can be a hard language to learn.

Something about it and its very unique syntax (and memory management - remember alloc and dealloc) takes a while to fully, grasp.

iPhone

App Store Sales Amaze, Dazzle»

Early signs from Apple’s iTunes AppStore have been extremely positive with one developer reporting an average of $1700 a day in sales over the last 3 days. The Crossword Puzzle app in question managed to become an Apple Staff Pick and sells for only $5.99.

Training

Chocolate and Bacon…»

Anyone who has sat in my classroom knows that I have a “small” obsession with bacon. Something about its smoky and salty flavor just makes it the best piece of meat any man (or women) can have.

Misc

21 Century Tech»

Last week I spoke for Fig Leaf Software at DISC in New Orleans.  Most of topic was on Flash Video, but I couldn’t help but talk of technology and how amazing the last few years has been.
If you think about it, just from 2008-9 we’ve seen large moves that stand to truly change every aspect [...]