Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2768 EAN: 9780596516215 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0596516215 Label: Adobe Dev Library Manufacturer: Adobe Dev Library Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 657 Publication Date: September 26, 2008 Publisher: Adobe Dev Library Sales Rank: 10624 Studio: Adobe Dev Library
Product DescriptionIf 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.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Flex 3 book with it's own unique strengths
This book has many things to commend it, and in particular it is very strong on:
* The internal startup sequence of a Flex application
* Loading one Flex application into another Flex application
* Working with fonts
* Programmatic skinning
* Runtime CSS
* Building custom components
I think the book is weak on a few things as well, such as the Flex Builder IDE and remoting. In reference to remoting, the authors make the following surprising ... Read More
Rating: - Good content but poor correlation
I'm only about a quarter of the way through the book, but have already noticed some things.
The book's content is great. Its very thorough and covers a lot of useful material.
Unfortunately, the authors miss the mark on correlating their examples to their figures. Most of the code examples have no figure to show what the code renders. And most of the figures that are there, don't correlate to the code examples.
Rating: - A must have for every Flex Developer!
I just got my copy of Programming Flex 3 in the mail yesterday and have already found it to be extremely useful! Like most titles in O'Reilly's "Adobe Developer Library" series, the book is very well organized and contains useful and understandable examples. One thing that Joey and Chafic have done very well is to keep the chapters focused, not bloating them with unnecessary technical jargon that may confuse readers who are new to Flex. This is not to say that this book is by any means only for beginners, ... Read More
- Flex 3 book with it's own unique strengths
- A must have for every Flex Developer!
