Adobe Flex is a strong tool for creating data centric Rich Internet Applications. With the advent of Flex 4, it has become easier to customize the design of your Flex application and control the user experience. The Flex team also focused on reducing development time and taking advantage of the latest features in Flash Player 10.Why is there a need for this video?- Although Flex is powerful, there is a barrier to entry as it there isn’t another development environment just like it.- Given the freedom allowed in Flex it is easy to pick up bad inefficient practices.- Flex 4 is a major shift from previous versions making it hard to know which practices still work.Audience:• ActionScript Developers looking to expand their knowledge to Flex• Flex 3 developers looking to make the jump to Flex 4
Garth Braithwaite is an Interactive Engineer and Consultant for Media Blacksmith, a company he formed with a partner in 2007. He has been developing internet applications since 2004, and is the founder of VegasFlex, an official Adobe Flex User Group for the Greater Las Vegas Area, focusing on Flex, AIR, and Flash Catalyst. Garth works with CakePHP and JavaScript, and continues to improve his design skills. He is also an Adobe Certified Expert in Flex 3 and AIR.
