Effortless Flex 4 Development

简介 Book Description:
First the Web was all static content (HTML). Then as more was expected of sites, server-side technologies like PHP became necessary. But now Rich Internet Applications (RIA) put a lot of the functionality back in the Web browser, so a server-side technology alone will no longer suffice. Developers who have been doing server-side work for years need to broaden their horizons to provide a rich client-side experience. Enter Effortless Flex 4 Development by bestselling author Larry Ullman.

Flash-Flex is a powerful duo for providing a rich, client-side experience. The first third of this book covers the fundamentals of creating Flex apps. The second third is about getting, displaying, validating, and sending data: locally, remotely, and from the user. All server-side code in this book is PHP, and this data-centric view and larger support for PHP is a key focus in Flex 4. The last third is about rounding out the know-how for full application development.

Taking advantage of what Flex 4 has to offer, developers can quickly learn how to create RIAs, some of which interact with PHP scripts running on the server. Adobe has open-sourced Flex and made its SDK freely available, so it is becoming more attractive to developers who prefer open-source projects over commercial ones. Since the author is writing this book as a developer/programmer for other developers/programmers (as opposed to a designers), there is a predominance of how-tos and real-world practices.

目录 Summary of Contents

Introduction
Part One: The Fundamentals
Chapter One: Building Flex Applications
Chapter Two: User Interface Basics
Chapter Three: ActionScript You Need to Know
Chapter Four: Event Management
PART TWO: DATA AnD COMMUnICATIOnS
Chapter Five: Displaying Data
Chapter Six: Manipulating Data
Chapter Seven: Common Data Formats
Chapter Eight: Using Simple Services
Chapter Nine: Using Complex Services
PART THRee: APPLICATIOn DeveLOPMenT
Chapter Ten: Creating Custom Code 
Chapter Eleven: Improving the User Experience
Chapter Twelve: Alerts and Pop-ups
Chapter Thirteen: Improving the Appearance

关于作者 About the Author
Larry Ullman is the president of Digital Media and Communications, Inc., a firm specializing in information technology. He is the author of the best-selling book PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide, as well as several other books on related technologies. Larry also writes articles on these subjects and teaches them in small and large group settings. Despite working with computers, programming languages, databases, and such since the early 1980s, Larry still claims he’s not a computer geek (but he admits he can speak their language).

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Adobe Flex 4: Training from the Source

简介 Book Description:
Adobe Flex: Training from the Source is the best-selling and most trusted resource for learning about Adobe Flex. Written by a team of authors with practical experience as consultants, mentors and developers of courseware, this book/CD uses project-based tutorials, and is designed to teach beginning Flex developers the details of building and architecting real-world rich internet applications using Flash Builder incorporating MXML and ActionScript 3.0. The book includes a CD that contains all the files used in the lessons, plus completed projects for comparison. This latest edition includes complete coverage of New Flex 4 features such as the Spark Component model, Advanced Skinning, Component Creation, and much more. Adobe Flex 4: Training from the Source, Volume 2, will follow later in the year and be geared towards more intermediate and advanced users. 

目录 Summary of Contents
Chapter 1 – Understanding Rich Internet Applications
Chapter 2 – Getting Started
Chapter 3 – Laying Out the Interface
Chapter 4 – Using Simple Controls
Chapter 5 – Handling Events
Chapter 6 – Using Remote XML Data with Controls
Chapter 7 – Creating Classes and Managing Collections
Chapter 8 – DataBinding and Collections
Chapter 9 – Breaking the Application into Components
Chapter 10 – Using Lists and DataGroups
Chapter 11 – Creating Event Classes
Chapter 12 – Using DataGrids and ItemRenderers
Chapter 13 – Using Drag and Drop
Chapter 14 – Implementing Navigation
Chapter 15 – Using Formatters and Validators
Chapter 16 – Customizing the Look and Feel of a Flex Application with Styles
Chapter 17 – Customizing the Look and Feel of a Flex Application with Skins
Chapter 18 – Creating Custom Components
Appendix – Setup 

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AdvancED Flex 4

简介 Book Description:
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 the new tools in 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.
What you’ll learn
Practiced beginners and intermediate users of Flex, especially those with a knowledge of other web development tools, will learn to leverage Flex 4’s new tools and capabilities to build truly advanced web applications.
* Get the most out of the new features introduced in Flex 4.
* Integrate Flex 4 with PHP, Java, JavaScript, and Ruby on Rails.
* Leverage architectural and design patterns.
* Create mashups and collaborative applications using Flex 4.
* Build rich media applications using audio and video streaming and open source 3D libraries.
* Tune the performance of your Flex applications.
Who is this book for?
This book is for web developers who want and need to create Rich Internet Applications on time and within budget. It is also for all Flex developers including those upgrading from Flex 3, intermediate users who want to build their skills to an advanced level, and other web developers who want to integrate their web tools with Flex. 

目录 Summary of Contents
Contents at a Glance …………………………. iv
Contents ……………………………………….. v
Foreword ………………………………. xii
About the Author……………………………………… xiv
About the Technical Reviewer ……………………………… xv
Acknowledgments ……………………………………… xvi
Introduction ……………………………………………….. xvii
Chapter 1: Building Applications Using Test-Driven Development………………….. 1
Chapter 2: Turbo-Charging Data Binding………………………….. 43
Chapter 3: Workflow enhancements with Flash Catalyst……………. 77
Chapter 4: Flex and AIR: Taking Applications to the Desktop………………………. 113
Chapter 5: 2.0 Enhancements Overview……………………… 141
Chapter 6: Creating Themes in Flex 4 ………………………….. 179
Chapter 7: Integrating Flex with Java Using Services………… 201
Chapter 8: Integrating via Data Services………………. 249
Chapter 9: Talking with JavaScript and HTML: Web Page Integration…………… 287
Chapter 10: Flex Mashups………………………….. 305
Chapter 11: Flash Security ………………… 385
Chapter 12: Migrating Web 1.0 Interfaces to RIA……………………… 405
Chapter 13: Working with Web 2.0 APIs …………………………. 433
Chapter 14: Facilitating Audio and Video…………….. 461
Chapter 15: Using 3D in Flex……………………… 505

关于作者 About the Author
Shashank Tiwari is a technology entrepreneur, internationally renowned speaker, author, and innovator. He is currently a managing partner & CTO 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.

Elad Elrom is a technical writer, technical lead, and senior Flash engineer. As a technical writer, Elad wrote books covering Flash technologies. He maintains an active blog and has spoken at several conferences regarding the Flash platform. He has helped companies follow the XP and Scrum methodologies to implement popular frameworks, optimize and automate built processors and code review, and follow best practices. Elad has consulted a variety of clients in different fields and sizes, from large corporations such as Viacom, NBC Universal, and Weight Watchers to startups such as MotionBox.com and KickApps.com. 

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