Flex tutorials and articles

Increasing Flex and ActionScript development productivity with Flash Builder 4.5 and SourceMate 3.0

Chris Gross (May 23, 2011)

Learn about the SourceMate add-on to Flash Builder.

Exercise 5.5: Creating and applying skins

Trilemetry (May 23, 2011)

Practice creating a custom skin property and reuse it to style Flex components.

Exercise 5.6: Creating custom skin properties

Trilemetry (May 23, 2011)

Practice creating a custom skin property and reuse it to style Flex component.

Exercise 5.3: Using advanced CSS selectors

Trilemetry (May 23, 2011)

Practice creating a project and adding controls.

Exercise 4.7: Creating and navigating application states

Trilemetry (May 23, 2011)

Practice creating a project and adding controls.

Exercise 5.2: Defining selector styles

Trilemetry (May 23, 2011)

Practice creating a project and adding controls.

Exercise 4.6: Navigating using navigator containers

Trilemetry (May 23, 2011)

Practice creating a project and adding controls.

Exercise 5.4: Styling the Form container

Trilemetry (May 23, 2011)

Exercise 4.5: Creating and using item renderers and item editors

Trilemetry (May 23, 2011)

Use multiple methods to apply item editors and item renderers to a DataGrid control.

Using automated tools across the lifecycle to develop higher quality Flex applications

Sergei Sokolov (May 16, 2011)

Automate aspects of your Flex development lifecycle to improve efficiency and quality.

OAuth in AIR apps built with Flash or Flex

Piotr Walczyszyn (May 04, 2011)

See how easy it is to get started with the OAuth API authorization protocol in Adobe AIR applications built with Flash or Flex. (9:45)

Flex mobile skins – Part 1: Optimized skinning basics

Jason San Jose (May 03, 2011)

Learn the basics of mobile skinning by creating a Button skin.

SurveyApe

Daniel Koestler (May 03, 2011)

This survey-taking sample app illustrates simple camera integration in a Flex mobile app: create a survey, get it filled out, photograph the respondent, and review the results.

Introduction to OAuth

Piotr Walczyszyn (May 03, 2011)

Learn about the key concepts behind OAuth, the open protocol for secure API authorization. (3:08)

Build your first Flex 4.5 application

Serge Jespers (May 03, 2011)

Discover how you can benefit from manipulating components' properties. (6:25)

Employee Directory – Mobile

Christophe Coenraets (May 03, 2011)

A demo of a stock tracking application (using fake data), including a pannable/zoomable chart and simulating real-time data access.

Working with Flex and PHP using Flash Builder for PHP

Mihai Corlan (May 03, 2011)

Understand how the Flash Builder for PHP IDE streamlines the development process with Flex applications that integrate tightly with PHP. (8:05)

Mobile device debugging using USB

Bhakti Pingale (May 03, 2011)

Follow the steps required for debugging a Flex application on a mobile device over a USB connection. (4:24)

Build your first mobile application in Flash Builder 4.5

Serge Jespers (May 03, 2011)

Create a useful application for devices in just a few minutes. (12:23)

Create custom layouts for mobile apps in Flex

Michael Chaize (May 03, 2011)

Learn how new features in Flex 4.5 make it easy to create multiple layouts for applications to run on mobile devices. (7:52)