Programming Flex 2

Programming Flex 2
Chafic Kazoun and Joey Lott
O’Reilly Media
ISBN: 0-596-52689-X
Non-Fiction, Computer
Reviewed by Alain B. Renaud

O'Reilly Media continues on their success with this new and exciting guidebook on Programming Flex 2 which focuses on creating, making, and delivering RIAs that make an impact. Designed to help you make the most out of your Flash skills, this book will show you tricks beyond your wildest dreams. As noted expert Mark Anders states, “The core of Flex 2 is the Flex framework, a library of ActionScript objects that provide a great foundation for building rich Internet applications that run on Flash. It is a developer-centric framework that provides a strong architecture and uses design patterns that will be familiar to developers coming from a .NET, Java, or web developer background."

As the authoritative guide to this new framework, the authors will show just how easy it can be in clear and logical text. They will show you how to use a markup language called MXML while providing educational examples of how developers can build effective and innovative Flash-based applications.

Indeed, "Programming Flex 2" is more than just a desktop reference. Packed with practical insight into this new technology, this comprehensive resource teaches readers not only how to build Flex applications, but also how Flex fundamentally works. Topics include managing layout, working with components, working with media, using transitions and effects, working with data, customizing application appearance, client-side and remote data communication, debugging Flex framework applications, and creating application and custom components among many other insightful tools.

I found this book to be very helpful while staying user friendly. Once again, O’Reilly scores success with another brilliant resource! I would highly recommend this book to any developer who wants to learn more about Flex and all the exciting possibilities it can provide.