Comments on: DIGG API Example using AS3 http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/ Information Visualization / Flash / AS3 / Processing / Motion graphics / Design Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:06:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Josh Chernoff http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-18 Josh Chernoff Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:29:01 +0000 http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-18 so it's safe to say that the Digg API is pure AS3 now and not dependent on any one Framework? If so thanks. so it’s safe to say that the Digg API is pure AS3 now and not dependent on any one Framework?
If so thanks.

]]> By: Shawn Allen http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-9 Shawn Allen Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:07:09 +0000 http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-9 Whoops, sorry about that! I've removed the StringUtil reference, so it should work fine now. Whoops, sorry about that! I’ve removed the StringUtil reference, so it should work fine now.

]]> By: Paul Mayne http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-8 Paul Mayne Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:20:11 +0000 http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-8 Shawn, without the Flex2 SDK in the classpath, I get the following error: <em>Comment.as, Line 32 - 1120: Access of undefined property StringUtil.</em> Then even when I add the single StringUtil.as file to my proper local classpath, I get additional errors. The only way I can compile without errors is to include the Flex2 SDK. Though it would be nice if that wasn't the case. Shawn, without the Flex2 SDK in the classpath, I get the following error:

Comment.as, Line 32 - 1120: Access of undefined property StringUtil.

Then even when I add the single StringUtil.as file to my proper local classpath, I get additional errors. The only way I can compile without errors is to include the Flex2 SDK. Though it would be nice if that wasn’t the case.

]]> By: Shawn Allen http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-7 Shawn Allen Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:56:16 +0000 http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-7 Hi Paul, The <a href="http://diggflashdevkit.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/flex/" rel="nofollow">flex directory</a> of the Digg FDK source repository just isn't named very appropriately. Everything in there is pure AS3—no Flex components or otherwise Flex-specific code. Just include <a href="http://diggflashdevkit.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/flex/source/" rel="nofollow">flex/source/</a> in your source path, and you're good to go. That said, the lack of documentation is a pretty serious problem. Sorry about that. Hi Paul,

The flex directory of the Digg FDK source repository just isn’t named very appropriately. Everything in there is pure AS3—no Flex components or otherwise Flex-specific code. Just include flex/source/ in your source path, and you’re good to go.

That said, the lack of documentation is a pretty serious problem. Sorry about that.

]]> By: Paul Mayne http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-6 Paul Mayne Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:43:24 +0000 http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-6 Yeah, I've thought about just using the RSS feeds for other API's like Twitter also, but you miss out on functionality like authentication. I wonder if there are any other benefits to using the API over the RSS feeds? Yeah, I’ve thought about just using the RSS feeds for other API’s like Twitter also, but you miss out on functionality like authentication. I wonder if there are any other benefits to using the API over the RSS feeds?

]]> By: Josh Chernoff http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-5 Josh Chernoff Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:34:20 +0000 http://www.informationdesigner.org/2008/01/digg-api-example-using-as3/#comment-5 Funny you used my post about the bias to flex and yet I made a flash CS3 apt that works with the RSS of digg found here. http://gfxcomplex.com/blog/game/play-hang-man-with-diggcom-digg-man/ I think the strange thing about Flex API's is that there is no reasoning for it. All the api's that I have seen that are flex only could be used in flash if the as3 did not use flex only classes to do rare and abstract things that could be done other ways. After all the digg's api should only be handling data so why flex only? I just said to hell with there API and use their RSS to do the same thing. Funny you used my post about the bias to flex and yet I made a flash CS3 apt that works with the RSS of digg found here.

http://gfxcomplex.com/blog/game/play-hang-man-with-diggcom-digg-man/

I think the strange thing about Flex API’s is that there is no reasoning for it. All the api’s that I have seen that are flex only could be used in flash if the as3 did not use flex only classes to do rare and abstract things that could be done other ways. After all the digg’s api should only be handling data so why flex only?

I just said to hell with there API and use their RSS to do the same thing.

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