Book Description

This book makes advanced Flex 3 concepts and techniques easy. Ajax, RIA, Web 2.0, mashups, mobile, the most sophisticated Web tools and the coolest interactive Web applications are all covered with practical, visually-oriented recipes.

• Practical, how-to approach for advanced results.
• Leverage the tools you know, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, in combination with Flex.
• 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 3's new tools and capabilities to build truly advanced Web Applications.

• Leverage architectural and design patterns to create sophisticated interfaces.
• Produce mesmerizing audio & visual special effects.
• Tune Flex applications for superior performance and incorporate enterprise grade security.
• Integrate Flex with Java, PHP, Python, Ruby-on-Rails, Ajax, HTML, and CSS.
• Make mashups.
• Migrate web1.0 interfaces to RIA.

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 who want to become advanced users and other Web developers who want to integrate their Web tools with Flex.