Beginning Java and Flex : Migrating Java, Spring, Hibernate and Maven Developers to Adobe Flex

Di Pisa, Filippo

ISBN 10: 1430223855 / ISBN 13: 9781430223856

Published by Apress, 2009

Seller Inventory # 6759199-n

Synopsis:

Over the past few years, the now open source Adobe Flex Framework has been adopted by the Java community as the preferred framework for Java RIAs using Flash for the presentation layer. Flex helps Java developers to build and maintain expressive web/desktop applications that deploy consistently on all major browsers, desktops, and operating systems. Beginning Java and Flex describes new, simpler, and faster ways to develop enterprise RIAs. This book is not only for Java or Flex developers, but also for all web developers who want to increase their productivity and the quality of their development. The aim of the book is to teach the new frontier of web development using open source, agile, lightweight Java frameworks with Flex. Java lightweight framework programming helps Flex developers create dynamic-looking enterprise applications. Flex and Java are becoming very popular for both business and interactive applications. What you'll learn Discover what Adobe Flex is and how to use it in your Java development of the presentation tier or rich clients Use Spring, Hibernate, and/or Maven with Flex Use Flex and Java to create Rich Internet Applications and/or Clients Create Flash-based/enabled business applications Write more stable Java-based Flex applications and reusable code. Create some Flash-based game applications Who is this book for? This book is for Java developers who want to get into Flex, Spring, Hibernate, and/or Maven and for all Flex developers who want to create projects with the most used Java frameworks. Also, this book could be interesting for most other web developers because Java/Flex, once learned, will increase their productivity and the quality of their development. About the Apress Beginning Series The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the

About the Author: Filippo di Pisa is a Java and ActionScript/Flex developer. He has been developing in different languages for more than 10 years, focusing on enterprise applications and games. Thanks to his strong passion for language programming and software engineering, he learned different high-productivity technologies like Java, Spring, Hibernate, Ageci Security, ActionScript, Flex, ColdFusion, Fusebox, JavaScript, Perl, and others. Because of his interest in game development, he trains daily using artificial intelligence, physics, mathematics, and 3D engines like Papervision. Filippo is also a fan of agile and XP development. In 1995, while he was working for his own company, he also managed a small web room to provide hosting and housing solutions, and he learned a lot about Linux distributions Debian and Red Hat, Windows NT, DNS servers, mail servers, and so on.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Beginning Java and Flex : Migrating Java, ...
Publisher: Apress
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New