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Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM (ET)
This month we’re going to do an introduction to Flex. Flex is a developer technology created, and open-sourced, by Adobe that allows creating Flash-based applications in a very similar paradigm to traditional web-based applications. The goal of Flex is to supplement these technologies and provide the user with a richer experience while simplifying the complexities of working within the context of the browser. At a high level, working with Flex entails creating components using a combination of MXML, an XML dialect, and ActionScript, a language very similar to JavaScript. Those resources are then compiled into a Flash movie and, typically, loaded into the browser via HTML. Our goal for this meeting is to orient you toward MXML and ActionScript and the tools needed to work with them. We will be cheating a little bit and borrowing some sample code from the Adogo’s June code camp. The example application is very straight-forward, so we should be able to jump right into it. For this meeting, I suggest having the following available: If you’d like to get a head start on looking into Flex, The Flex Show has a great series of vidcasts which are short, informative, and a great introduction. Additionally, for a more in depth look at Flex, the Silicon Valley Flex User Group has some great webcasts for beginners as well. See you all on Thursday.
RAnDOM, the Rich ApplicatioN Developers of Melbourne, is a group established to bring a conduit to the Brevard county area for developers and enthusiasts interested in the area of rich internet applications. The goal of the group is cover topics related to new and emerging technologies in the feild of web application development such as AJAX, Flex, Silverlight, and anything else that enters into the mix over time. In an attempt to take a different approach to user group meetings, the focus of each meeting is intended to be on cooperative programming. Through the use of sample code, our members will hopefully be guided to success through their implementations. As the group grows, we may grow and begin giving presentations, but who knows.
For information about our previous meetings, check out our Meetings page. If you’d like to contact the group, please email us @ contact at itsrandom dot info.
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