Description
At Flashforward 2007 in Boston, Zoom In Online's Todd Howard held an in-depth interview with Mike Chambers, principal product manager for developer relations for Adobe AIR. AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a cross-operating system runtime which will allow developers to leverage their existing web skills including Flash, Flex, HTML, Ajax, JavaScript, to build and deploy applications to the desktop. This is the next wave in RIA (Rich Internet Application) development, and Chambers is a big part of leading the charge.
While most of Mike's time these days is filled with the lead up to the official release of Adobe AIR (the technology is currently in beta), and cruising around the country on an 18 city bus tour called "On AIR", he has spent the last eight years building applications that target the Flash runtime. During that time, he has worked with numerous technologies including Flash, Generator, .NET, Central, Flex, and Ajax. He is currently the Principal Product Manager for developer relations for Adobe AIR. He has written and spoken extensively on Flash and Rich Internet Application development and is coauthor of the Apollo for Adobe Flex Developers Pocket Guide, Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) for JavaScript Developers Pocketguide, Flash Enabled: Flash Design and Development for Devices as well as Generator and Flash Demystified.
Credits:
Host/Editor: Todd Howard
Coordinating Producer: Mike Raffensperger
Special Thanks: Laura Des Enfants
