Programming Flex 3: The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Rich Internet Applications with Adobe Flex

Kazoun, Chafic; Lott, Joey

ISBN 10: 0596516215 / ISBN 13: 9780596516215

Published by Adobe Developer Library, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Programming Flex 3: The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Rich Internet Applications with Adobe Flex
• Publisher: Adobe Developer Library
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0596516215
• ISBN 13: 9780596516215
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

If you want to try your hand at developing rich Internet applications with Adobe's Flex 3, and already have experience with frameworks such as .NET or Java, this is the ideal book to get you started. Programming Flex 3 gives you a solid understanding of Flex 3's core concepts, and valuable insight into how, why, and when to use specific Flex features. Numerous examples and sample code demonstrate ways to build complete, functional applications for the Web, using the free Flex SDK, and RIAs for the desktop, using Adobe AIR. This book is an excellent companion to Adobe's Flex 3 reference documentation. With this book, you will:

• Learn the underlying details of the Flex framework
• Program with MXML and ActionScript
• Arrange the layout and deal with UI components
• Work with media
• Manage state for applications and components
• Use transitions and effects
• Debug your Flex applications
• Create custom components
• Embed Flex applications in web browsers
• Build AIR applications for the desktop

Flex 3 will put you at the forefront of the RIA revolution on both the Web and the desktop. Programming Flex 3 will help you get the most from this amazing and sophisticated technology.

About the Authors

Chafic Kazoun is the founder and Chief Software architect at Atellis, and is widely considered one of the world's top experts on Flex (outside of the Adobe Flex engineering team). He has worked with Flash technologies since 1998 and with Flex since its inception, and he has a deep understanding of the internals of the Flex framework. He maintains a busy speaking and consulting schedule.

Joey Lott is the author or co-author of "Flash 8 Cookbook", "Programming Flash Communication Server", and "ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook" (all O'Reilly). Working in the Internet industry since 1996, Joey co-founded RightSpring, Inc., and consulted for YourMobile/Premium Wireless Services and Ads.com, before joining Schematic. He's been teaching Flash and ActionScript since 1999.