Description
Staying on the cutting edge of web application development can mean the difference between scoring that next job or not. In Flex 4 SDK and Flash Builder 4 Beta Preview developer and Adobe certified instructor David Gassner describes how to get started with the Flex 4SDK and gives a tour of the new Flash Builder 4 (formally known as Flex Builder). David walks through Flash Builder 4's installation and deployment options, and highlights its important features, including working with Spark text controls in the Flex 4 SDK and creating flash components in Flash Builder 4.
Topics include:
* Using new namespaces, components, and CSS techniques;
* Creating MXML-based component skins with Flex 4's new Spark component architecture;
* Using the new FXG markup language to declare vector graphics;
* Generating setter/getter and event handler functions in Flash Builder 4;
* Selecting a project theme for Flex 4 applications;
* Binding data to a visual control;
* Building and testing code with new data-centric code generation and debugging features.
Topics include:
* Using new namespaces, components, and CSS techniques;
* Creating MXML-based component skins with Flex 4's new Spark component architecture;
* Using the new FXG markup language to declare vector graphics;
* Generating setter/getter and event handler functions in Flash Builder 4;
* Selecting a project theme for Flex 4 applications;
* Binding data to a visual control;
* Building and testing code with new data-centric code generation and debugging features.