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 .
About the Author: 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).
660 Pages
Computers + Internet, Programming Languages
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About the Book
A complete update for Flex 3, this comprehensive guide shows developers how to create rich media applications with Adobe Flex. It has been expanded with coverage of real-world examples and includes code samples.
Book 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 Author
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.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.16 Inches (H) x 7.06 Inches (W) x 1.44 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.28 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 660
Genre: Computers + Internet
Sub-Genre: Programming Languages
Publisher: Adobe Developer Library
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Chafic Kazoun & Joey Lott
Language: English
Street Date: September 29, 2008
TCIN: 1005547202
UPC: 9780596516215
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-0892
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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