The Parsley Pomodoro

Posted on 16 October, 2011 by valicode

I thought I’d create an AIR application based on the popular Pomodoro technique – or at least the timer component of it. This is a work in progress – soon it will have sound effects, volume control, and a better looking control mechanism (instead of two buttons). I also plan for it to tie into a local database.

Here is the installer (I just added the AIR mime-type to the server, please let me know if you have difficulty downloading it). The installation seems to work best with AIR 2.6 or 2.7. AIR 3.0 gave me an installation error on Windows 7, but when I installed AIR 2.7 (see archive link below), it was fine.

You can download older versions of the AIR runtime here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/853/cpsid_85304.html

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Simple Robotlegs Example

Posted on 4 September, 2011 by valicode

Today I decided to do a very simple ‘application’ in Robotlegs and while no one in their right mind would apply a framework to such a simple application – I thought it might be useful for someone as a starting point – before the application becomes more complex.

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Facade Pattern

Posted on 10 July, 2011 by valicode

This is an example based on the Home Theatre scenario in the Head First Design Patterns book.

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Singleton Pattern

Posted on 29 June, 2011 by valicode

The one of a kind Singleton pattern divides opinion like Marmite.

This example is based on the use case of a boiler in a chocolate factory.

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Decorator Pattern

Posted on 23 June, 2011 by valicode

An adaptation of the Starbuzz Coffee Decorator Pattern featured in the Head First Design Patterns book.

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Command Pattern

Posted on 21 June, 2011 by valicode

Based on the Remote Control example featured in the Head First Design Patterns book.

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Factory Method Pattern

Posted on 13 March, 2011 by valicode

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