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Jeanette Stallons
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Sign up with Facebook
- Add the Facebook Developer application and register an application
- Create a simple Flex application
- Create a Flex website application that talks to Facebook
Create your first Facebook application with Flex
This tutorial will step you through the process of building a Facebook external website application with Flex in 30 minutes. In the process you will:
- Sign up with Facebook (if you are not already).
- Add the Facebook Developer application to your profile and bookmark it for easy access.
- Register a Facebook application to get an application API key and secret that you use to make calls to the Facebook server.
- Create a Flex application that talks to the Facebook server.
Note: Be sure to watch also Daniel Dura's Build your first Facebook application quick start video.
Requirements
To complete this tutorial, you need the following:
A Facebook account
Flex Builder 3
ActionScript 3.0 Client Library for Facebook Platform
Sample files (optional):
- StallonsHelloUser.zip (ZIP, 4K)
Prerequisite knowledge
A basic knowledge of object-oriented programming principles is helpful.
About the author
Jeanette Stallons is an independent Flex trainer and consultant who has taught for many companies including Adobe, Oracle, Boeing, Wachovia, Morgan Stanley, and Charles Schwab. Prior to working for herself, Jeanette worked at Allaire, Macromedia, and then Adobe in the training department, architecting, writing, teaching, and building applications for Flash, Flex, and other products. Her latest project is the Adobe Flex Learning Paths Flex application for which she was and continues to remain the idea behind, the programmer, and the content expert.
