AdvancED Flex 4

by Shashank Tiwari, Elad Elrom, Charlie Schulze

Overview

AdvancED Flex 4 makes advanced Flex 4 concepts and techniques easy. Ajax, RIA, Web 2.0, mashups, mobile applications, the most sophisticated web tools, and the coolest interactive web applications are all covered with practical, visually oriented recipes.

• Completely updated for tools new to Flex 4
• Demonstrates how to use Flex 4 to create robust and scalable enterprise-grade rich Internet applications
• Teaches you to build high-performance web applications with interactivity that really engages your users

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430224839
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	08/16/2010
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Shashank Tiwari is a technology entrepreneur, internationally renowned speaker, author, and innovator. He is a managing partner and chief technology officer at Treasury of Ideas (http://www.treasuryofideas.com), a technology-driven innovation and value optimization company. He is adept in a multitude of technologies and his contributions to Java, Flex, Python and many open source tools and technologies have been well-recognized over the years. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York. More information about him can be accessed at his website: www.shanky.org.

Table of Contents

• Building Applications Using Test-Driven Development  
• Turbo-Charging Data Binding  
• Workflow enhancements with Flash Catalyst  
• Flex and AIR: Taking Applications to the Desktop  
• 20 Enhancements Overview   
• Creating Themes in Flex 4   
• Integrating Flex with Java Using Services   
• Integrating via Data Services  
• Talking with JavaScript and HTML: Web Page Integration  
• Flex Mashups   
• Flash Security    
• Migrating Web 10 Interfaces to RIA   
• Working with Web 20 APIs    
• Facilitating Audio and Video  
• Using 3D in Flex