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Flex on Java Bernerd Allmon and Jeremy Anderson MEAP Release: May 2008 Softbound print: December 2009 (est.) | 375 pages ISBN: 1933988797 |
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Table of Contents, MEAP Chapters & Resources
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Part 1: Preparations
1 Meet Flex and FleXPlanner - FREE 2. Some Flex with your Java? - AVAILABLE Part 2:Architecting the View 3. Building a Flex client - AVAILABLE 4. Flex MVC with Cairngorm - AVAILABLE Part 3: Integrating with the server side 5. Integrating Flex with Java - AVAILABLE 6. Flex messaging Part 4: Advanced Flex Topics 7. Securing your Flex application 8. Creating custom Flex controls with DeGrafa 9. Desktop 2.0 with Adobe AIR 10. Flex on Grails - AVAILABLE |
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DESCRIPTION
In the demo, a hip designer, a sharply-dressed marketer, and a smiling, relaxed developer sip lattes and calmly discuss how Flex is going to make customers happy and shorten the workday—all while boosting the bottom line. The software systems they're using have been carefully selected and built from the ground up to work together seamlessly. There are no legacy systems, data, or competing business concerns to manage.
Cut to reality.
You're a Java developer. The marketing guy tells you that "corporate" wants a Flex-based site and you have to deliver it on top of what you already have. Your budget? Don't even ask. "Make it look like the Discovery channel or something."
Flex on Java assumes you live in the real world—not the demo. This unique book shows you how to refactor an existing web application using the server-side you already know. You'll learn to use Flex 3 in concert with Spring, EJB 3, POJOs, JMS, and other standard technologies. Wherever possible, the examples use free or open source software.
The authors start with a typical Java web app and show you how to add a rich Flex interface. You also learn how to integrate Flex into your server-side Java via the BlazeDS framework, Adobe's open-source remoting and web messaging technology for Flex.
Along the way, you'll learn how to develop this sample application in a Test Driven fashion using the FlexUnit unit testing framework. The book shows you how to set up an automated build in order to leverage Continuous Integration servers like Hudson CI or CruiseControl.
The book shows you how to deploy to not only the web but also to the desktop using the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR). You will learn how to integrate Flex into your existing applications in order to build a next generation application that will delight users.
Flex on Java assumes you're familiar with Java server technologies, but assumes no prior knowledge of Flex 3.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Test Driven Flex development using FUnit
- Building with Ant, Maven, and mxmlc
- Refactoring and architecting the view
- Creating and utilizing custom controls
- Integrating with existing services
- Connecting to Spring, EJB3, POJOs, and others
- Messaging using JMS
- Desktop 2.0 with Adobe AIR
- Adding charting to the application
- Flex on Grails
About the Authors
Jeremy Anderson is a software developer for Atomic Object, an Agile consulting firm in the Great Lakes area. He is a self-proclaimed autodidact, constantly tinkering with cutting edge technologies such as Groovy, Grails and Flex. He’s been developing web-based applications on the JVM in one shape or another for over 5 years. When he’s not sitting behind a keyboard hacking away at code you can usually find him out on the single-track on his bike or sometimes even on foot. He sometimes has time to update his blog http://blog.code-adept.com.
BJ Allmon is a senior software developer for the leading medical management product company Click4Care. He enjoys participating in at local user groups and conferences and becoming a more seasoned software practitioner. When he is not dabbling in software development he can be found spending time with his family of six and playing the six-string. You can learn more about what he’s been thinking about at his blog http://bjallmon.wordpress.com.
WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING
“A beautifully written book that is a must have for every Java Developer.”
—Ashish Kulkarni, Technical Director, E-Business Software Solutions Ltd.
About the Early Access Version
This Early Access version of Flex on Java enables you to receive new chapters as they are being written. You can also interact with the authors to ask questions, provide feedback and errata, and help shape the final manuscript on the Author Forum
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