I’ve decided that this website — my digital manifestation forcing its way into your eyeballs — should better reflect my style.
No gradients.
No matching color schemes.
No lists of images that go “SWwoosSHH” when you click right and left arrows.
Text. Black. White. Done.
Welcome to the new Lunduke.com.
Sure. Illumination is cool. It lets you build cross platform applications (utilizing Python and GTK) that run on just about every computer and device on the planet.
And you can do so from the comfort of your Linux or Windows desktop… in a completely visual way. (Heck, most of the people using it have never programed software in their life!)
But let’s kick it up a notch, shall we?
As of today, Illumination Software Creator 2.0 is available. And it is awesome.
For two big reasons:
1. Adobe Flash / FlexThat’s right. From that same project file that you’ve already been working on, you can now build an Adobe Flash powered rich website. With a single click.
Built a cool puzzle game and want to share it with the world? Just click the build menu item and presto — you’ve got a Flash based puzzle game… complete with a snippet of HTML to drop into your blog. Easy as pie.
For those of you using MacOS X… we didn’t want you to feel left out of the party.
So now Illumination runs great on MacOS X as well as Linux and Windows.
Think that through for a second.
A tool for creating software. That doesn’t require that you write any code. Is 100% visual and can be picked up and used by anyone…
That runs on Linux. On Windows. On MacOS X.
And builds software for Flash powered websites, every type of desktop operating system we can think of and nokia internet tablets.
That. Is. Cool.
To go along with all that goodness, we’ve revamped RadicalBreeze.com to have a nice new look and easier navigation.
And, of course, this brand new version is a free upgrade to each and every Illumination user.
Haven’t purchased Illumination yet? Now’s a good time!
And, if you want to chat with other Illumination developers, the official forum is the place to be.
Here comes the good stuff.
Illumination Software Creator 2.0 Beta 2 for Linux is available!
This Beta 2 release adds the ability to build Adobe Flex (Flash) web applications from the exact same projects that you’ve already created.
Ah, the glory of building applications without writing a single line of code, then having them run on Linux, Windows, MacOS X, Nokia Tablets… and now in your websites via Flash.
The big changes in 2.0 Beta 2:
Illumination 2.0 Beta 2 is only available for Linux at the moment. Windows and MacOS X versions are on the way shortly!
For download links see the Illumination Beta Info page then see here for information on installing necessary files to support building Adobe Flex applications.
Here’s a quick example of a project created with Illumination and built for Flex (you can download the project itself here):
Pretty cool, right? That project took maybe… 6 or 7 minutes to throw together. And the resulting applications run great on my desktops, the N900 sitting on my desk… and you can see the resulting Flex application right there.
So check out the Beta release. Join the official Illumination Forum. And pick up a copy of Illumination from the online store.
All sorts of nerdy goodness will be live streaming out of the Jupiter Broadcasting studios tomorrow!
It all starts at 9am with a new episode of Coding with Bryan (I’ll be covering Illumination and taking your calls) plus an all-new episode of the Linux Action Show (with full coverage of Fedora 13!) at 10am!
Here’s the detailed schedule:
Coding with Bryan - 9 AM Pacific (That’s 12 noon US/Eastern, 5pm Greenwich.)
I’ll give you a video tour of Illumination Software Creator and how to use it to build Desktop and Mobile software. And, of course, I’ll be taking your calls!
Linux Action Show - 10 AM Pacific (That’s 1pm US/Eastern, 6pm Greenwich.)
We give our official review of Fedora 13 on the eve of its release! What else will we do? Who knows! We are unpredictable!
This all happens over at http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/live starting promptly at 9am!
I’ll be recording a new Coding With Bryan this Sunday (the 17th) at high noon (Pacific Time) over at my Ustream channel.
So get your programming and development questions ready, be sure to do a Skype call test before hand, and I’ll see you all on Sunday!