After having blogged about enhancing Flex Builder functionality, i also came across another useful extension. Snippets! As the name already tells you it allows you to create and insert snippets of code. Sadly it’s not as advanced as the template support in FDT. But, it’s better than nothing isn’t it  ? ;)

I’ve gotten very used to Eclipse over the past year or so. One feature i absolutely love is the fact that i can write comments prefixed with TODO or FIXME and a handy task window will keep track of those comments. Which in the end tells me exactly what needs to be done without having to seek out that line of code or even having to remember which file it was.
Another feature i was missing, is of course SVN. Nothings safer than having a repository for all your stuff ;)

So obviously i was a little upset seeing that Flex Builder 3 doesn’t feature either a Task Management or even a modern Versioning System. But don’t fret!

Since Flex Builder 3 is Eclipse based you can easily install subclipse to get svn running. To find out how to install subclipse to your builder just follow this generic installation guide over at the subclipse website.

For the Tasks i tried a couple things before i started scavenging the net. But then i found the TODO/FIXME extension, a task plugin done by Dirk Eismann for Flex Builder 2 that still works even with Flex Builder 3.

And there you go. Two helpful features added to your beloved Flex Builder. Hope this helps someone out there.

I am very busy at the moment on many different fronts. The Coverflow Clone i made for local.ch will be going open source. I am very exited about that. Seeing that there are many of these clones out there i’m sure that this one has a very distinct reason d’etre. It’s done in AS2 Papervision3D and highly optimized for perfomance. More about this soon.

On other fronts, i am trying to finish Trader v1 for public release to enter the latest MochiAds Contest.

I also have the possiblity to write a couple Tutorials for pv3d.org which i’m also very excited about.

Workwise i’m stuck with javascript/css work and can’t wait to get my hands dirty again with actionscript/flex. As we speak of Actionscript/Flex, the Adobe Air Camp also left me quite inspired to make ample use of AIR in forthcoming projects. More on that topic soon.

Last but absolutely not least, Michel and I will merge our knowledge and deliver it for your reading pleasure over at bytesforbreakfast.com , which will become our technical blog. So make sure to check it out regularly ;)

Happy me! I got invited by Adobe to what they call the Adobe Air Camp. 2 days of training by 3 of their evangelists all around the Adobe Integrated Runtime! Also there will be a contest where you will have to develope an AIR based application within 24 hours. Winner gets a brand spanking new Macbook Air and also the winners app gets presented at the Best of Swiss Web Event. I am soooo excited!