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The Complete Guide to Flex 2 and ActionScript 3.0 | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles E Brown
Publisher: FRIENDS OF ED
Category: Book
List Price: £33.99
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 272565
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 520
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 1590597338
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781590597330
ASIN: 1590597338
Publication Date: February 28, 2007
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 Excellent starting reference July 6, 2008
I've read most of this book and it really got me going with Flex and Actionscript. I would of liked that it went into maybe an SQL language like MySQL and the intergration with PHP but I can figure that out myself I suppose.
It does cover all the basics and gives you an understand with very good explanations that allow you to investigate more advanced features yourself.
Overall a very good book but if it had a reference to PHP and maybe a framework chapter would top it off.
 Brilliant for PHP programmers looking to start with Flex and Actionscript August 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I need to completely overhaul a large web admin application which I'm responsible for writing. I really like the idea of Flex for separating the GUI components from the business logic and I'm going to use it for the overhaul. I'm a procedural PHP programmer (I know, it's my age!) and so I've been looking at OOP principles with PHP 5 so I'm really and OOP NOOB!
Anyway, I've just started into this book with no former knowledge of Actionscript and just an overview of OOP. It is an ideal book in this scenario as most other books and tutorials I've read do the "here's an XML file and here's a data grid showing the contents" but don't really show Action script alongside in any meaty way. I am completely delighted with this book as I can learn properly now, how the whole lot fits together. Anybody who's close to my scenario will find this book a gem, I highly recommend it. The writing is clear and you really start from first principles which is important for a more complete understanding of the system. Buy it!
 Not a complete guide April 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Amazon lists the book title as "the complete guide" but it's far from complete (and the actual title is "the essential guide"). There's nothing particularly wrong with the book, but if you're looking for something that goes deep into Flex and ActionScript 3.0 then this is not the book for you. I'd describe it as a gentle introduction to Flex itself, with a smattering of ActionScript at best. I'm sure if you've only ever done Flash and are a complete beginner when it comes to scripting, this would be a good book.
Easy to read, makes Flex 2 quite easy to learn March 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
When I've bought this book I just had had a very quick look at Flex 2 on Adobe website. It seemed quite powerful straight away, and in fact it really is. My favourite programming language is PHP, I've recently started implementing AJAX techniques in my applications, but I've never programmed in ActionScript. Despite the fact I didn't start using Flex 2 seriously yet, I don't find it difficult at all, and that's Mr Brown's merit. I've read my first 290 pages, following all of the examples with Flex Builder 2, and it only took me one day. I'm looking forward to learn more about it and I'll soon develop my Flex applications.
Flex 2 combined with this book means to deliver on time February 3, 2007
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Okay so Adobe have now made todays client side technology obsolete with Flex 2 and OOP via the latest ActionScript and MX technologies, but if you want to know how to apply the relevant techniques to push the technology to the limits and deliver on time get this book. Even though the Flex support on the Web is great, it also helps to have a ready reference with the relevant "cookbook" code to kick start your solution. Covering every thing from the basic OOP principals to the more advance integration techniques (like RCP, HTTP and Web Serivce Integration, Loading Server Side Variables, Controling the Flash Player and Much More.) Its about time we went back to thick client front-ends. No more unmanagable DHTML, Javascript with spagetti on the server. Its back to RAD, which means faster code, and less time fixing bugs. Get this book.
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