Introduction

Flex is an open source software development kit (SDK) for developing highly user engaging applications and rich internet applications (RIAs) for flash platform. The days have gone when ActionScript programmer used to be in nightmares and developed many small programs after a very hard work. Flex and its integrated tools as known as Flex Frameworks have made it easier. So, Flex is like dream comes true for any ActionScript programmer or developer. As Flex provides Component Oriented Programming Model to the developers, so that they can create rich web applications just with dragging and dropping components from the respective library.

It also provides an intuitive and flexible environment to the programmer for fast debugging and network problems monitoring. Flex is a framework that follows MXML (Magic Extensible Markup Language), ActionScript 3.0, CSS, almost all the available data services and server side scripting languages.

Flex is component centric interface, it enables to use many pre-programmed components to assemble applications and also you can extend base components for the customized user interactions. Here, I am giving an overview of Flex and a quick round down of its all versions. You can read more about Flex on Click here to my website.

Who can learn Flex?

Flex is a framework. It means there are many technologies and important tools which must be known very well. Being a professional Flex Instructor in ADMEC since 2007, I would recommend flex to those who are very comfortable with ActionScript3.0, XML, and have working experience on server side or development technologies earlier. I have been working as a web designer and ActionScript programmer since 2002 to till date.

In my past few years teaching experience, I met with many students from India and abroad who doesn’t have any programming background. And they successfully completed the course. It is wonder---- NO!! It’s the matter of experience. I made everything easy; I suggest good course contents to become a successful Flex Programmer. So, don’t afraid, if you have planned to learn, come to us we will make your dream comes true.

History of Flex

Flex formerly know as Flex Builder IDE was a production of Macromedia Inc. Macromedia has launched it first version 1.0 and 1.5 in mid of 2004-2005. After undertaking by Adobe, Adobe has launched its new versions (2.0, 3.0, and 4.0) with some advanced improvements. And adobe has changed its name from Flex Builder IDE to Flex.

Flex was the first Macromedia product to be re-branded under the Adobe name.

Versions of Flex

Macromedia Flex Server 1.0 and 1.5

Adobe Flex 2

Adobe Flex 3 and 3.5

Adobe Flash Builder and Flex 4

Projects can be done using Adobe Flex

a.      Product Configuration

b.      Consumer Application

c.       Media and Publishing

d.      Education

e.      Social Networking

f.        Business Productivity

g.      Data Visualization

h.      Financial Services

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