AdvancED Flex 3 (Paperback)

Whether you're a Flex 3 beginner or intermediate user, this book provides the necessary information to help you develop into an expert. Using a practical hands-on approach, it illustrates exactly how to create robust and scalable enterprise-grade Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).

The book is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the architectural and design aspects of Flex 3 application development. It explains the internals of a Flex 3 application and advocates a few best practices to fine-tune your application to ensure maximum performance. It includes tutorials on creating custom components, data binding, and creating AIR-powered desktop applications.

The second part concentrates on effectively integrating Flex 3 with server- and client-side technologies. Techniques for integration with Java and PHP are covered in detail, and content covering interaction with client-side technologies is also included. After reading the chapter on JavaScript integration, you will be ready to create applications that can use Ajax and Flex 3 together.

The third and final part of the book is a unique and eclectic mix of some advanced topics like mashups, collaborative applications, 3D rendering, highly interactive visualization, and audio and video streaming.

In summary, through reading this book, you will benefit from the wealth of information and years of experience the authors hold, and will then be ready to cruise with comfort in the world of Flex 3 application development on your own.

In this book, you'll learn how to

• Integrate Flex 3 with PHP, Java, JavaScript, and Ruby on Rails.
• Leverage architectural and design patterns.
• Create mashups and collaborative applications using Flex 3.
• Build rich media applications using audio and video streaming and open source 3D libraries.
• Tune the performance of your Flex applications.

Summary of Contents

• PART ONE: HARNESSING THE POWER OF FLEX 3
  • Chapter 1 Leveraging Architectural and Design Patterns
  • Chapter 2 Constructing Advanced Components
  • Chapter 3 Turbo-Charging Data Binding
  • Chapter 4 Tuning Applications for Superior Performance
  • Chapter 5 Flex and AIR: Taking Applications to the Desktop
• PART TWO: INTEGRATING WITH CLIENT- AND SERVER-SIDE TECHNOLOGIES
  • Chapter 6 Integrating with Java Using Services
  • Chapter 7 Integrating via Data and Media Services
  • Chapter 8 PHP and Flex
  • Chapter 9 Talking with JavaScript and HTML: Web Page Integration
• PART THREE: GAINING REAL ADVANTAGE IN THE NEW WEB
  • Chapter 10 Flex Mashups
  • Chapter 11 Migrating Web 1.0 Interfaces to RIA
  • Chapter 12 Sculpting Interactive Business Intelligence Interfaces
  • Chapter 13 Working with Web 2.0 APIs
  • Chapter 14 Facilitating Audio and Video Streaming
  • Chapter 15 Using 3D in Flex