ADOBE FLEX Building Rich Internet Applications

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Agenda

Rich internet applications Benefits of RIA What is flex Why to use flex Flex architecture Coding environment for Flex Coding in Flex Flex runtime Other RIA related technologies

RIAs It allows to build rich applications with

data and multimedia contents offering a high interactivity level

A Rich Internet Application (RIA) an web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application.

RIA offer a rich, engaging experience that improves user satisfaction and increases productivity.

Ex: Tweet deck.

Benefits of RIA Offers more engaging user experience

without the need for page reloads.

Look and feel of traditional desktop apps can be accomplished with a RIA

RIAs can also include full multi media experience , including audio and video.

Less code, more features, Easy to maintain.

What is flex

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Why Flex..? Cross platform accessible applications: RIAs developed by flex can be run

in browsers using Flash player or on Desktop by using adobe AIR.

Using AIR flex apps can access

local data and system resources on the desktops.

Using the prebuilt component

library Flex provides a broad solution for creating RIAs of all kinds.

FLEX Architecture

Coding environment for Flex

One can choose Eclipse based Flex Builder IDE or IDEs of their choice.

Adobe Flex builder is most often used IDE for Flex application development.

This is the development environment for Flex and AIR applications.

Flex builder

Coding in Flex MXML: Xml based language used to describe

UI layouts and behaviors or Flex apps

Action Script: Object Oriented Programming

language used to write methods and create user interactions in the application

Class Libraries: Collections of prebuilt templates can

be used.

Flex runtime Adobe Flash Player is the runtime for RIAs

on the browser

Flash Player 10 is the latest version

Adobe AIR is the runtime for RIAs on Desktop

Other RIA Technologies

Microsoft Silverlight

Java FX

Ajax