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Code Model is going places

I posted a while ago that I was working on the next-generation Flash/Flex compiler at Adobe. After taking some time off, traveled a lot and moving half-way across the globe from San Francisco, I’ve started working again.  And then I remembered I had a blog! Perhaps the most exciting piece to report is that Code Model: [...]

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We shipped. Now what?

So the new version of Flash Builder 4 has been officially released.  It has a number of great new features and it’s a huge step forward from Flex Builder 3. A new version of the Code Model APIs have also been released.  This is a pretty serious step forward in terms of the API.  In [...]

Asides

• Let's say you've just pasted in a snippet of code, or loaded a file that is missing imports.  When you compile, you get errors and you're stuck importing each definition by hand.  Flex Builder provides a bit of a hidden feature here to help you import your missing types:  next to each type that is missing, press control-space at the end of the missing definition. Flex Builder will put the import in automatically. (more...) #
• A feature forever undocumented in Flex Builder is the ability to jump directly to matching braces.  To use it, simply place your cursor to the left on an { or the right of an } and press Ctrl/Cmd+shift+P.  For the JDT nerds out there, it's the same key command.  Enjoy! #