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Architecture
Understand the design challenges that Cairngorm addresses best, and the types of projects for which it is an appropriate skeleton for development.
Developing Flex RIAs with Cairngorm microarchitecture (updated)
Get started with architecture
- Get oriented to the architecture of Flex and RIAs.
- Download Flex.
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- Download the free Flex SDK to build and debug Flex applications.
- Download and try Flex Builder, an Eclipse-based IDE that provides a rich set of tools to speed app creation.
- Code your first RIA.
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- From the Flex Getting Started Experience: Build a simple RIA.
- Flex Quick Start: Building a simple user interface
- Flex Quick Start: Building an advanced user interface
- Integrate data into your app.
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Hook data into your app with BlazeDS.
- Build on your knowledge.
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- Visit the Flex Getting Started Experience on learn.adobe.com.
- Get inspired: Go to the Flex showcase to see what other developers are building with Flex architecture.
- Subscribe to the RSS feeds from the Flex Developer Center and Flex cookbook to keep up on articles, tutorials, sample apps, and tips.
Featured articles
Introducing Cairngorm
Adobe (updated July 14, 2008)
Learn the basics of building Flex applications using the Cairngorm framework from the authorized Flex curriculum by Adobe Customer Training.
Advanced Flex deep linking with URLKit
David Tucker (Oct. 6, 2008)
Use the tool to preserve the traditional browser experience for the user.
Flex 3 cookbook post: Deep Linking in Flex
Mihai Corlan (June 30, 2008)
Learn how to recreate a Flex application state using an URL.
AdvancED Flex Application Development excerpt: Working with video
Omar Gonzalez (May 12, 2008)
Get a thorough understanding of the video display object of the Flex framework.
Graduating from hack to architected development
This three-part series examines three versions of the contact manager sample application and progresses it to an architected framework.
Service-oriented architecture as the backbone for distributed GIS systems
Duane Nickull (Jan. 14, 2008)
Understand the relationship between geographic information systems and service-oriented architecture and see how GIS can benefit from SOA.
Profile: Programmers adopt Flex and migrate to ActionScript 3.0
Phil Brock (Jul 30)
Learn how introNetworks implemented its desired architecture and application features with Flex to build applications that look, feel, and perform like desktop applications.
Planning for RIA success (PDF, 108K)
Your users' technical knowledge and behavior, RIA design principles, skills and infrastructure of your team, and ongoing support for the app—factor these principles and implement an effective RIA
Programming Flex 2 excerpts: From framework utilities to data integration
Download three chapters from O'Reilly Media's book and gain useful, practical insights into developing components and working with data. (Updated May 7, 2007)
Integrating Flex 2 and Ruby on Rails
Learn how to use the Ruby on Rails framework with Flex as you build an issue-tracker application.
Total Training videos: Introducing Adobe Flex
Watch these videos to learn more about how you can use Adobe Flex to help you build effective, interactive RIAs.
In Labs: Cairngorm for Flex 2
Download the popular framework to architect scalable, easy-to-maintain Flex 2 applications.
Flex 2 technical white paper
Read all about the Flex 2 product line and how it can benefit your business.
Web 2.0 design patterns, models, and analysis
Duane Nickull (Jan. 21, 2008)
Watch the slides as Duane Nickull makes architectural sense of Web 2.0.
Building RIAs from front to back
Part 1: Understanding the approach
Part 2: Layout beyond the basic container
Video tutorial: Creating a Flex application using the TurboGears framework
Follow along as Bruce Eckel and James Ward show you how to code a Flex interface using the Python-based framework.
An architectural blueprint for Flex applications
Learn how to determine which architecture options will work best for your Flex projects.
Architecting RIAs with Flex Data Management Services
Streamline RIA development and maintenance with Flex Data Management Services.
Loose coupling in Flex applications
Write easy-to-maintain, less costly Flex applications faster by using this technique.
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