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The Essential Guide to Flex 2 with ActionScript 3.0 | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles E Brown
Publisher: friends of ED
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 548342
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 520
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 1590597338
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781590597330
ASIN: 1590597338
Publication Date: February 26, 2007
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Product Description
- Understand MXML containers
- Create transitions
- Create data-driven applications with XML
- Interface Flex with ColdFusion
- Understand the power of states
Flex 2 represents something of a revolution in web applications. It is the next evolutionary step of Flash, which has grown from a web animation tool to a powerful enterprise web design and development tool. with nearly 98% of all web browsers and cellular phones running the Flash player needed to use Flash and Flex applications, knowledge of Flex is indispensable for any serious web designer and developer. This book will show you how to create powerful, rich Internet applications using Flex 2 and ActionScript 3.0. After learning how to install and becoming familiar with the basics of the Flex Builder 2 software, you will explore in depth how ActionScript 3.0 interacts with Flexs powerful XML-like design language: MXML. the text will take you through all the powerful features of Flex using a series of strictly practical exercises. You will: - Examine the power of designing layouts using Flex's MXML containers.
- Discover many of the new features of ActionScript 3.0.
- Work your way through a professional case study, building up a complete Flex application.
- Connect Flex to Adobe's powerful ColdFusion application server, and start to work with Flex applications powered by dynamic server-side code.
- Learn how states can smoothly transition your application interfaces between different data displays.
Put quite simply, this book is all youll need to master Flex 2 and ActionScript 3.0 application development. Welcome to the revolution! Summary of contents: - Chapter 1: Introducing RIAs and Installing Flex Builder 2
- Chapter 2: Introducing Flex and Flex Builder 2
- Chapter 3: Introducing ActionScript 3.0
- Chapter 4: Containers and Components
- Chapter 5: Navigation Containers
- Chapter 6: Flex and XML
- Chapter 7: States
- Chapter 8: Case Study: Part 1
- Chapter 9: The Repeater Component
- Chapter 10: Case Study: Part 2
- Chapter 11: Drag and Drop
- Chapter 12: Flex and ColdFusion
- Chapter 13: Charting
- Chapter 14: Printing
- Chapter 15: Unfinished Symphony
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 Great place to begin; also try his newest book Flex 3.0 August 8, 2008
I love this book and might get his newest book Flex 3.0. I think I can really build on the solid foundation of this book. However, I have a feeling that they are a lot alike. The new Flex 3.0 puts all files in a new directory call /SCR. Make sure if you use this book with the new flex 3.0 to put all your files in this directory and change the directories in the book as such.
Example if assets/photo.jpeg,change to scr/assets/photo.jpeg. Also create all new folders in the src directory. Use the ../ to back out of a directory.
A great beginners guide! July 10, 2008
I'm very glad i bought this book.
I didn't have a clue about what flex is and know, half way this book i have a solid understanding of the flex framework.
I can't wait for the other half!
I recommend it to all begginers with Flex so they can learn the fundamentals the easy way.
Excellent source to start Flex & AS April 3, 2008
I am new to Flex and AS but experience Java Developer. I found this book easy to understand Flex & AS but also gave little confidence to move forward with Flex project. Only negative part is example not complete with source code (not provided for certain chapters) overall easy to understand not bad
Great book, easy to read March 3, 2008
The guy who wrote this book took a more personal approach to teaching Flex, which makes it a really easy read. It's real easy to follow along and do all the excer
Straight to the point January 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me quote Mr. Brown from the introduction in this book.
"After years of doing technical training, where I have only a few days to cover large topics, I have learned to substitute shorter explanations that clarify a concept in place or larger more technical (and often confusing) explanations." - Charles E. Brown
The author gets straight point with more code and less explanations. I've read many technical books and this book is by far the clearest and quickest reading. The steps you take are numbered, which makes taking notes easier and is followed up with a less than equal amount of talking. He covers a lot of ground with less chatter. This book is perfect for laying on your lap or taking anywhere. There are also no errors in code and only 2 typos presented on the Friends of Ed's website. I wish all books where written like Mr. Brown's style.
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