Flex 2.0

Flex for ColdFusion developers

Part 1

What is Flex

Flex allows developers to create Flash content for Rich Internet Applications in a more programmer centric way

Whats new in 2.0

Flex Builder is plugin for Eclipse Uses new Flash player Introduces Actionscript 3 Direct tie ins to ColdFusion MX Flex Data Services Real error raising

Flash 8.5, er, I mean 9

Will execute Actionscript 3.0 New VM Still has old VM for compatibility Code execution much faster Still has small file size

Actionscript 3

Based on EcmaScript, JavaScript Incorporates many v2 features AS files use package naming Modern language features found in

Java, C# New VM built for AS3

Flex Builder 2

Built on Eclipse Every save compiles to a SWF Easier debugging Under $1000.00 Full code hinting

Flex projects

Standalone SWFs ColdFusion MX 7 as backend Flex Data Services

Flex SDK

Adobe has downloadable Flex SDK No license fee, FREE! Does not include Eclipse Plugin

ColdFusion connector

Flex has always worked with ColdFusion Web Services, HTTP Service Remote Object, native AMF support New Event Gateway Requires updating ColdFusion (Mystic)

Flex Data Services

Record level JMS Publish/Subscribe Allows content to be pushed to the

client Ajax mash-ups with embedded SWF

for pushing data to HTML

Flex Pricing

SDK Free Player Free Flex Builder sub $1000.00 ColdFusion Mystic Free update Flex Data Services, ???, probably

expensive