AdvancED Flex 3 (Paperback)

Whether you're a Flex 3 beginner or intermediate user, this book provides the necessary information to help you develop into an expert. Using a practical hands-on approach, it illustrates exactly how to create robust and scalable enterprise-grade Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).

The book is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the architectural and design aspects of Flex 3 application development. It explains the internals of a Flex 3 application and advocates a few best practices to fine-tune your application to ensure maximum performance. It includes tutorials on creating custom components, data binding, and creating AIR-powered desktop applications.

The second part concentrates on effectively integrating Flex 3 with server- and client-side technologies. Techniques for integration with Java and PHP are covered in detail, and content covering interaction with client-side technologies is also included. After reading the chapter on JavaScript integration, you will be ready to create applications that can use Ajax and Flex 3 together.

The third and final part of the book is a unique and eclectic mix of some advanced topics like mashups, collaborative applications, 3D rendering, highly interactive visualization, and audio and video streaming.

In summary, through reading this book, you will benefit from the wealth of information and years of experience the authors hold, and will then be ready to cruise with comfort in the world of Flex 3 application development on your own.

In this book, you'll learn how to

• Integrate Flex 3 with PHP, Java, JavaScript, and Ruby on Rails.
• Leverage architectural and design patterns.
• Create mashups and collaborative applications using Flex 3.
• Build rich media applications using audio and video streaming and open source 3D libraries.
• Tune the performance of your Flex applications.

Summary of Contents

• PART ONE: HARNESSING THE POWER OF FLEX 3
  • Chapter 1 Leveraging Architectural and Design Patterns
  • Chapter 2 Constructing Advanced Components
  • Chapter 3 Turbo-Charging Data Binding
  • Chapter 4 Tuning Applications for Superior Performance
  • Chapter 5 Flex and AIR: Taking Applications to the Desktop
• PART TWO: INTEGRATING WITH CLIENT- AND SERVER-SIDE TECHNOLOGIES
  • Chapter 6 Integrating with Java Using Services
  • Chapter 7 Integrating via Data and Media Services
  • Chapter 8 PHP and Flex
  • Chapter 9 Talking with JavaScript and HTML: Web Page Integration
• PART THREE: GAINING REAL ADVANTAGE IN THE NEW WEB
  • Chapter 10 Flex Mashups
  • Chapter 11 Migrating Web 1.0 Interfaces to RIA
  • Chapter 12 Sculpting Interactive Business Intelligence Interfaces
  • Chapter 13 Working with Web 2.0 APIs
  • Chapter 14 Facilitating Audio and Video Streaming
  • Chapter 15 Using 3D in Flex

無論您是Flex 3的初學者還是中級用戶，本書都提供了必要的信息，幫助您成為專家。通過實際的實踐方法，它詳細說明了如何創建強大且可擴展的企業級Rich Internet Applications（RIAs）。

本書分為三個部分。第一部分討論了Flex 3應用程序開發的架構和設計方面。它解釋了Flex 3應用程序的內部結構，並提倡一些最佳實踐，以調整應用程序以確保最大性能。它包括創建自定義組件、數據綁定和創建AIR驅動的桌面應用程序的教程。

第二部分集中於有效地將Flex 3與服務器和客戶端技術集成。詳細介紹了與Java和PHP集成的技術，並包括與客戶端技術互動的內容。閱讀了有關JavaScript集成的章節後，您將能夠創建可以同時使用Ajax和Flex 3的應用程序。

本書的第三部分是一個獨特而多樣的混合部分，包括一些高級主題，如混搭、協作應用程序、3D渲染、高度互動的可視化和音頻和視頻流。

總之，通過閱讀本書，您將從作者所持有的豐富信息和多年經驗中受益，並將準備好在Flex 3應用程序開發的世界中自如地遨遊。

在本書中，您將學習以下內容：
- 將Flex 3與PHP、Java、JavaScript和Ruby on Rails集成。
- 利用架構和設計模式。
- 使用Flex 3創建混搭和協作應用程序。
- 使用音頻和視頻流和開源3D庫構建豐富的媒體應用程序。
- 調整Flex應用程序的性能。

內容摘要：
- 第一部分：利用Flex 3的威力
- 第1章：利用架構和設計模式
- 第2章：構建高級組件
- 第3章：加速數據綁定
- 第4章：調整應用程序以獲得更優越的性能
- 第5章：Flex和AIR：將應用程序帶到桌面

- 第二部分：與客戶端和服務器端技術集成
- 第6章：使用服務與Java集成
- 第7章：通過數據和媒體服務進行集成
- 第8章：PHP和Flex
- 第9章：與JavaScript和HTML對話：網頁集成

- 第三部分：在新網絡中獲得真正的優勢
- 第10章：Flex混搭
- 第11章：將Web 1.0界面遷移到RIA
- 第12章：塑造互動的商業智能界面
- 第13章：使用Web 2.0 API
- 第14章：促進音頻和視頻流
- 第15章：在Flex中使用3D

以上是本書的摘要內容。