We knew, but we had to keep quiet! I quote:
“We are very pleased to announce that Adobe AIR, Flex Builder 3, and the Flex 3 SDK are now live on our website. We really couldn’t have done this without you and can’t wait to see what you create!
Related links:
Flex/AIR on the Adobe.com home page:
http://www.adobe.com/
Flex Builder 3
http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/
Adobe AIR
http://www.adobe.com/products/air/
Flex 3 SDK
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=flex3email
New Rich Internet Applications site
http://www.adobe.com/resources/business/rich_internet_apps/
Re-launched Adobe Open Source Website
http://opensource.adobe.com/
What a great news, isn’t it?
Yesterday I’ve joined oDesk – like rentaCoder, but 2.0. The site is a community for project outsourcing very well built, with good functionality, which allow you to hire coders from around the world and maintain long-term relationships, rather than working on a per-project basis. There are functions like monitoring your workers using web cams and screen grabs.
You can read a different opinion about oDesk here. I agree, there is much to be done, especially at the level of deleting unused accounts and verifying skills, but I’m impressed with their work, therefor I’ve joined them.
P.S. Be careful, the oDesk link is a referral kind.
There is no secret that I’m looking for Flex work. I guess that every passionate programmer is looking for interesting projects, a team to work with, so he can enjoy life and work. The main problem with Romanian companies is their requirements : an error has propagated and they are copy-paste one after the other when job description is needed. Often you can find the Adobe Flex near Java or C++ languages – which is not wrong, but think about it : which Flex programmer would trade Flex for C++?
If I decided to choose Flex and AIR, I did it mostly because there is a strong ActionScript background which I’ve developed through the years – so, I see absolutely no reason to code Java (even if I’m certified by Romanian Work Ministry). Also, as far as I know, Java is used by companies which are an outsource for a foreign company – therefor why shouldn’t apply for jobs directly outside my country and relocate there for a better life and a Java development?
My opinion regarding their error is that they have absolutely no idea about what Flex is, they associated it with Java and this is it. Oh, and the HR responsable has no fault! It is mainly the fault of the project manager, the guy who writes the requirements. The HR has no clue about all the variety of languages, what is used for what and the definition of RAD.
I feel that we are hundred of years behind as a country. It’s a conservator trend which doesn’t let new (and powerfull) technologies arise. Most of my contacts and projects which require development in Flex are outsourced, so there is little hope that I will find a job in Romania. But there is no secret that I ask myself what kind of managers are out there which are not learning constantly, not searching for the new, not getting the Web 2.0 ideea at all (even if they carefully pointed it in their CV).
