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This practical guide to web application development provides detailed instruction for creating rich Internet applications using the Adobe Flex 4 software development kit. Beginning with a discussion of the relative merits of a variety of rich application tools, the work outlines the case for using Flex and proceeds through basic application development categories such as layouts and containers, validating inputs, application navigation, pop-ups, data services, creating custom components, customization and special effects and debugging and testing applications. Chapters include numerous illustration and code examples and access to additional online resources, including an ebook edition of the text, is provided. The authors are all expert web developers specializing in Adobe products. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Flex 4 in Action is an easy-to-follow, hands-on Flex 4 tutorial. Revised and updated from the previous edition on Flex 3, this book is chock-full of examples, goes beyond feature coverage, and helps readers put Flex to work in real day-to-day tasks. This book helps Flex developers make their Flex applications stand out from the crowd. How comprehensive is Flex 4 in Action?Interesting themes, styles, and skins? It's in there.Working with databases? You got it.Interactive forms and validation? You bet.Charting techniques to help you visualize data? Bam!Many Flex books are overwhelming to new users-focusing on the complexities of the language and super-specialized subjects in the Flex ecosystem. Flex 4 in Action filters out the noise and dives into the core topics users need every day. Using numerous easy-to-understand examples, Flex 4 in Action provides a strong foundation that readers can build on as the complexity of their projects increases. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
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