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Deployment, security, and testing
Get started with deployment, security, and testing
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- Download and try Flex Builder, an Eclipse-based IDE that provides a rich set of tools to speed app creation.
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- From the Flex Getting Started Experience: Build a simple RIA.
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Featured articles
Cross-domain policy file specification
Explore the structure of cross-domain policy files used to permit the sharing of data by client-side applications across domains.
Improving Flex application performance using the Flash Player cache
Darrell Loverin (Mar. 31, 2008)
Reduce the download time and improve the startup time of your RIAs using Runtime Shared Libraries in Flex 3.
A Flex and .NET security primer
Mark Piller (July 9, 2007)
This article describes all aspects of securing a Flex/.NET application including passing credentials and creating custom authentication and authorization mechanisms.
Improving RPC performance in Flex RIAs
Michael Herron (July 23, 2007)
Use RemoteObject RPC calls to monitor and improve the performance of your Flex applications.
Deployment
Tips for tuning ActionScript 3.0 performance for Flex and Flash developers
Learn about the Flash Player architecture and AVM2, and improve performance through typing and data binding in your Flex and Flash application development.
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.
In Labs: Flex Compiler Shell
The Flex Compiler Shell utility provides a shell environment that you use to compile Flex applications, modules, and component libraries.
In Labs: Flex Ant Tasks
The Flex Ant Tasks provide a convenient way to build your Flex projects using an industry-standard build management tool.
In Labs: Creating ActionScript API documentation for Flex components with ASDoc
Preview this tool for creating great-looking HTML documentation for your MXML and ActionScript code.
Providing Rich Portlets with Adobe Flex
Deliver rich portal experiences while maximizing budget, resources, and development time with Adobe Flex 2.
Flex Data Services 2: Capacity planning white paper (PDF, 148K)
Optimize performance and estimate hardware requirements for Flex apps that use Flex Data Services 2.
Using RPC services in Flex Data Services 2
Understand the differences between RPC services in Flex 1.5 and Flex 2.
LiveDocs: Migrating applications to Flex 2
Follow these instructions from the documentation to migrate your apps to Flex 2.
LiveDocs: Building and deploying applications
Find out how to make your application ready for realtime.
Security
White paper: Adobe Flash security and Adobe enterprise solutions (PDF, 548K)
Securely develop, deploy, and distribute Flash and Flex applications while leveraging the player's existing security infrastructure.
LiveDocs: Flex 2 Security
Check out the documentation for information about security in Flex 2 applications.
Testing
Unit testing and Test Driven Development (TDD) for Flex and ActionScript 3.0
Learn about using FlexUnit to code your Flex apps more efficiently.
IBM Rational Functional Tester now supports automation of Flex apps
Record and play back scripts against Flex-based UI inside a Web browser.
In Labs: Flex Stress Testing Framework
Get help load testing Flex 2 applications that use Flex Data Services.
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