[Q] Can somebody decipher this for me???

[CyanBlue]

This is the position requirement secrion from the job description for the Flash developer from one of the companies...

Can somebody decipher this in plain written English for me along with some examples if possible??? :D
(Time limited... closing in less then 45 minutes... :D)Proven experience with programming FLASH applications that uses remote data and images. Good grasp of progressive industry best practices and W3C Standards.Thank you for your time... :)

[dzy2566]

I think the first one refers to an application that might pull data from a DB, like populating your site with up-to-date stock information. Basically it's talking about Flash sites that are more dynamic, and more specifically whose content changes without someone going in to the Flash authroing environment and updating and re-publishing an .fla file.

The second you've got covered. They're just talking about being up on the Flash buzz and understanding some of the standards outlined by the World Wide Web Consortium www.w3c.org

I'll see if I can find some examples of good flash apps, the ones I think they're talking about.

[CyanBlue]

Thanks alot, dzy... Appreciate it... :)

[dzy2566]

This might be one good example:

http://www.macromedia.com/resources/business/sample_apps/customer/

I'll look for a few more, but I'm just guessing here.

[tg]

the second might also be to show that you know some of the w3c recommendations, and best practices other than flash stuff, like css and xhtml.

[dzy2566]

Yeah, my fault. That doesn't specify just flash buzz. Nice catch tg. :D

[CyanBlue]

Ah, yes... That's a nice example... :)
No... You don't have to waste any more time to find another example... That should be enough... :)
Mainly I am just trying to come up with some easy-to-understand sentence that explains what those requirements are and if I can do that myself... :)

[dzy2566]

Fair enough. Good luck with everything, if you decide to apply. :)

[CyanBlue]

Oopsie... Missed tg's post... This is not good when I don't scroll all the way up after the post is made... :D

Thanks for the information, tg... This is where I stand... CSS, um, not that hard... XHTML, um, what the heck is that??? But then, I already knew what that XHTML is after looking some info from the W3C... Arg... But then, I hate all the words that are abbreviated... :D

Yup... I'll let you know if I here something good... Thanks for the help, guys... :)

[subquark]

Proven experience with programming FLASH applications that uses remote data and images.
You certainly have that with the images from those car templates and the news feed there and you XML work (also the images in RAS). That XML is hot on the job boards, so you are covered! :)

[CyanBlue]

Um... Yummy chocolate covered donuts... :D

[tg]

so cb... job hunting huh?... just saw one posted for us virgin islands.... i think i'll apply... portland is a frozen chunk of ice right now, and i'm just about over it.

[CyanBlue]

Yup... Job hunting as usual... I am just going public this year... It's not that being a freelancer is bad or anything but I could use some of those benefits like health insurance... :) One of my problem has gone a couple of days ago, and now I can do whatever I want... :) Of course, I like working at home the best though... :)

I hear you totally on the Portland rap... I was living in Chicago for 4.5 years and it really sucked in winter... So, I moved down to GA and lived ther for 3 years which I liked alot... And then some unseen force(my wife, of course) forced me to move to VA and here I am now in the colder plain again... Not as bad as Portland or Chicago, but I don't like cold weather at all... :( Good luck to you... Hopefully you can get the job quick... and hope your wife is in better condition as well... :)

[Stimpson]

I like working at home the best though... That's why I went freelancing :D. Just makes working so much more enyoable, no colleague's to worry about, just get your work done :).

Am looking for a regular job though, more stability and all. And to be honoust it would be nice to have some other working people around me for a change :).

[CyanBlue]

Yup... MoTiVaTiOn!!! That's big one as well... :)

[Stimpson]

Mooootivatioonn.....................no sorry, never heard of that.

[subquark]

gee 10 years at EVD job and no benefits at all (none)! :(

that is why I am finally leaving and going to Beantown, yes it is cold but not as cold as my hometown! :)

[dzy2566]

Subquark, have you found something, or have you just decided to join the race?

[subquark]

yep, jumping in race! someone has to come in last! :p