What this e-Book does and who it's for
This e-book is best suited for beginning or intermediate developers that want to learn more about Flex 2.0, Flex Builder 2 and ActionScript 3.0.
About the author
Sas Jacobs is the Principal of Anything Is Possible, an Australian web development business specialising in web applications development and training. She is interested in using Flash with dynamic content and she has presented at a number of International conferences on topics relating to applications development, XML and scripting components. Sas wrote several books including the highly succesful Out of my mind: Flash 8 Power e-Book at DMXzone.com
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Content
Getting to know Flex 2
- Introduction to Flex Builder 2
- Getting started with Flex applications
- Creating a simple Flex application
- Using effects in Flex
Creating Components and Applications
- Styling components
- Creating a Flex image gallery, part 1
- Creating a Flex image gallery, part 2
- Consuming an RSS feed with Flex
Stepping It Up
- Loading external data in Flex
- Charting with Flex, part 1
- Charting with Flex, part 2
Flex and ActionScript
- Flex and ActionScript 3
- Flex and ActionScript classes
- Creating Flex components
- Flex and browser communication
Real World Cases
- Flex case study, part 1
- Flex case study, part 2
- Flex case study, part 3
Wrap Up
- Debugging applications in Flex
- Flex best practices and tips