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Flex and Java
Get started with Flex and Java
- Get oriented to Flex and RIAs.
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- What is an RIA?
- What is Flex?
- Watch Bruce Eckel and James Ward build a Flex application. using Hibernate and XFire.
- What is an RIA?
- 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.
- Read a primer.
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Learn about Flex and Java in the getting started primer for Flex & Java.
- 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 your data.
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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 and Java together.
- 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
New Flex 3 cookbook tip: Building Flex applications with JSPs
Learn how to put a Flex UI front-end on top of your existing JSP-based infrastructure.
New project wizards make it fast and easy to get started
Mihai Corlan (Feb. 25, 2008)
See Flex Builder engineer Mihai Corlan show how the new Flex Builder 3 project wizard makes it fast and easy to get started with Flex using ColdFusion, PHP, Java, or ASP.NET.
Flex Messaging with BEA Workshop Studio
Jon Rose (Jan. 29, 2008)
Use LiveCycle Data Services Express messaging features to implement data push in your Flex applications with the BEA Workshop Studio (Flex bundle).
Using BEA Workshop Studio and Java to create Flex-based RIAs
James Ward (Jan. 7, 2008)
Code RIAs with this IDE from BEA, using Java and BlazeDS for the back-end logic and data, and Flex for the user interface.
Creating components and enforcing separation of concerns with Flex
Bill Bejeck (Jan. 7, 2008)
Use the two effective approaches to developing your applications with Flex.
Flex for Java developers
James Ward (Aug. 20, 2007)
Watch this demo of a Flex application being made to see how Flex can help Java developers like yourself build RIAs.
Put a Flex UI on your application
Bruce Eckel shows you how to create Python XML-RPC services and call them from your Flex/Adobe AIR apps.
Video Tutorial: Creating an expressive app using Flex, Hibernate, and XFire
In this screen-capture tutorial, follow along with the video adnd sample app files as renowned Java author Bruce Eckel and Adobe's James Ward pair up to create an expressive application use Adobe Flex, Hibernate, and XFire.
RIAs with Flex 2 and Java
A Flex and Java team from Farata Systems explains their reasons for selecting Flex 2 for RIA development, and shows how they used it.
- Experience the application
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- Explore the code
- Download the beta 3 code (ZIP, 60.4K)
LiveDocs: Flex 2 with Java
Read about how you can use Flex and Java together.
From Java to Flex
Jon Rose explains how Java developers can use Flex to develop RIAs with a step-by-step introduction to building the Census sample application.
Flex and Java – A perfect technological marriage
Short learning curve, similarities in languages, and MVC architecure make Flex a natural integration choice for Java developers.
Hybridizing Java
Combine Java back ends with Flex and Flash front-ends and benefit from the best of both worlds.
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.
Automatically generating code for Flex 2 data access
Use DAOFlex to generate, compile, and prepare the required files for data-driven Flex 2 applications.
Video interview with Christophe Coenraets: Building applications with Flex 2
In this Sys-Con interview, Adobe's senior Flex technical evangelist codes an online store and a collaboration-based dashboard.
Architecting RIAs with Flex Data Management Services
Streamline RIA development and maintenance with Flex Data Management Services.
