Very First Steps in Flex

Overview

Rich Internet Applications and Flex are taking off. Many developers need to learn Flex fast. This refcard will help readers get started learning Flex. Firstly, a simple “Hello, World” application which will help familiarize readers with the Flex Builder tool and programming model. Secondly, we'll go into depth about how to connect Flex applications to back-end data through RESTful XML and SOAP. And lastly, “Remoting and Messaging with Java” walks through how to easily connect to a Java back-end with the open source BlazeDS product.

Features include Hello, World, Web Services, Remoting and Messaging with Java, Hot Tips and more.

About the Author

Bruce Eckel specializes in languages and rapid-development tools and techniques, and provides consulting, workshops and conferences. He is the author of the multi-award-winning Thinking in Java and Thinking in C++, among others. Visit his web site at www.MindViewInc.com.

James Ward is a Technical Evangelist for Flex at Adobe. He travels the globe speaking at conferences and teaching developers how to build better software with Flex. Visit his web site at www.jamesward.com.