Wrox's Professional Flex 3 is an expert guide to Adobe's new web application development platform. Flex experts share their experience with Flex 3, and teach readers how to leverage the platform to build rich internet applications. Professional Flex 3 relies heavy on practical examples, making this a hands-on guide that gets readers up and running with Flex 3 quickly. • Part I: Introduction to Flex 3. • Part II: Developing with Flex 3. • Part III: Working with Components. • Part IV: Advanced Component Development. • Part V: Visual Effects and Multimedia. • Part VI: Data Management. • Part VII: Client Communications. • Part VIII: Server Integration. • Part IX: Data Services. • Part X: Using Cairngorm. • Part XI: Application Development Strategies. • Part XII: Testing and Debugging.
Joseph Balderson
Joseph Balderson has been fascinated by computers and programming since picking up LEGOs and disassembling nearly every appliance he could find as a child, progressing on to electronics, microcontrollers, and robotics as a teen. This interest took a detour in his college years, when he attended art school and studied poetry, philosophy, and graphic design. When he discovered Flash 4 in 1999, Joseph found his true vocation, one that would allow him to combine his passions for art and science, design, and programming under one roof. That passion has led Joseph through an evolution of roles throughout his career, from graphic designer to web designer, to Flash designer, to Flash developer, and finally, today, as a Flex and ActionScript developer. Joseph has held various positions throughout this time, from a jack-of-all-trades for a dot-com in the early days of the Web to a bank employee, Flash freelancer, and hired temp. Joseph's interests in communication and writing also led him to a position as staff writer and authoring partner at Community MX in 2005
Joseph Balderson
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