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| Learning Flex 3: Getting up to Speed with Rich Internet Applications (Adobe Developer Library) | 
| Author: Alaric Cole
Publisher: Adobe Dev Library
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9631
Format: Illustrated
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0596517327
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.76
EAN: 9780596517328
ASIN: 0596517327
Publication Date: June 25, 2008
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Product Description
How soon can you learn Adobe Flex 3? With this book's unique hands-on approach, you will be able to tinker with examples right away, and create your own Rich Internet Applications with Flex within the first few chapters. As you progress, you learn how to build a layout, add interactivity, work with data, and deploy your applications to either the Web or the desktop.
Learning Flex 3 offers step-by-step instructions that are clear and concise, along with tips and tricks that author Alaric Cole has gathered after years of using Flex and teaching it to fellow developers at Yahoo! You'll understand how Flex works, how to use the MXML markup language and work with ActionScript, how to deploy RIAs to the desktop using Adobe AIR, and much more.
Whether you're a beginner, or an experienced web developer coming to Flex from another platform, Learning Flex 3 is the ideal way to learn how to:
- Set up your environment with FlexBuilder and Eclipse
- Create a new Flex project
- Use the different design views in Flex
- Write code with MXML
- Lay out your Flex application
- Embed images and graphics
- Build a user interface
- Add interactivity with ActionScript
- Handle user input
- Move, display, and collect data
- Add custom components with MXML
- Add sound effects, filters, and transitions
- Style your applications with CSS, skins, and themes
- Deploy applications to the Web, or to the desktop using Adobe AIR
Also included are brief explanations of objects, classes, components, properties, methods, types, and other Flex attributes. You will find that Learning Flex 3 is not only the most complete tutorial for Flex, it's also the quickest way to get going with the latest version of this powerful framework.
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 Learn Web 2.0 by "Learning Flex 3" November 18, 2008
This is a great book for anyone wanting to experiment with the basics of contemporary web design as supported by the Flex environment.
Those new to RIA and Web 2.0 development will find Mr. Cole's sample applications relevant, covering the tenets of the interactive web portal as well as their implementation into site construction.
More weathered coder-types will probably want to supplement Learning Flex 3 with a cookbook or a text expanding upon the logic language behind Flex: ActionScript.
 Learning Flex 3 November 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was disappointed with the lack of depth this book contained. I had read reviews prior to purchasing this book that claimed it was a great book to start with. But the problem is that there is no depth in the topics covered. This book requires a companion book that provides the detail that LF3 does not contain. LF3 is too soft even for beginners.
Aimed at beginners but not dummies November 9, 2008
While I kept my eyes on Flex for quite a while, I never used it before I started reading "Learning Flex 3". I have solid programming background, but no previous experience with Flash and/or ActionScript. This book was exactly what I needed, aimed at beginners but not dummies. The topic's choice was well balanced, and the colors and nice typography made the whole reading experience even more pleasant. Of course, as soon as you get more familiar with Flex, you will outgrow this book pretty soon, but that's expected.
 Excellent Flex 3 Learning Book September 23, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
'Learning Flex 3: Getting up to Speed with Rich Internet Applications' is a great guide for anyone looking to learn or improve their Flex 3 skills. A collaborative book between O'Reilly and Adobe, this text is a perfect buy for anyone that wants to get their feet wet with this new and exciting technology or just needs a refresher in the basics of how to build Web 2.0 applications.
The Flex platform is perfect for building self-contained apps which are netcentric, modern and efficient. If you are looking to build a new web app you owe it to yourself to take a look at this technology and this is the perfect first step to take!
**** RECOMMENDED
Excellent for beginners September 21, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Learning Flex 3 is an excellent resource for beginners who know nothing about Flex. Please read a detailed review of the book I posted online at RIA Revolution -- [...]
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