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  1. in a editable datagrid, set the edited item position - dataGrid.editedItemPosition = {columnIndex: 0, rowIndex: dp.length-1} - use callLater
  2. Flex memory allocation and Garbage collection - gednickson.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/fle…
  3. AIRKinect Native Extension - AIRKinect version 1 is out and ready for your NUI needs - blog.flexdevelopers.com/2011/11/airkin…
  4. Use ObjectUtil.dateCompare to compare 2 dates. Great for a sortCompareFunction of a DataGridColumn.
  5. When debugging in FB, the console always interrupts me. To fix, toggle off the 2 "Show console when..." buttons found in the console view.
  6. ExploreFS is a tiny plugin (~6KB) that opens a selected file in the folder of the native file manager - junginger.biz/eclipse/
  7. Flash Builder tips and tricks - adobe.com/devnet/flash-b…
  8. If using IE to debug, kill the debug session in FB rather than simply closing IE or you might have issues when starting new debug sessions.
  9. In Flex 4, reference the top-level application using FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication instead of Application.application.
  10. Robotlegs is out in front - blog.flexdevelopers.com/2011/08/findin…
  11. Finding the Most Popular Flex Framework - blog.flexdevelopers.com/2011/08/findin…
  12. More charts: amCharts(flex.amcharts.com), AnyChart(anychart.com), Kap Lab(lab.kapit.fr), Axiis(axiis.org), ILog Elixir & Degrafa(degrafa.org
  13. An event of type StateChangeEvent.CURRENT_STATE_CHANGE is dispatched when the view state has changed on a UIComponent or a descendant
  14. Creating Custom Context Menu Components - http://blog.flexdevelopers.com/2011/04/creating-custom-context-menu-components.html
  15. Cancelling "Copy" and forcing a "Move" when using drag and drop - http://www.cis.gvsu.edu/~adams/web/flex-3-selective-drag-and-drop
  16. Coding productivity enhancements in Flash Builder 4.5 -http://adobe.com/devnet/flashbuilder/articles/flashbuilder45-coding-enhancements.html
  17. ActionScript 3.0 Visitor Design Pattern - http://bit.ly/gRPGxN