Preface

With the advent of the Flex framework, Adobe provided an application-orientated framework to make the production of rich, immersive solutions aimed at providing end-user benefits beyond just “looking cool.”

To achieve this, Adobe focused on a component-based approach to the Flex framework, making the development of this new breed of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) easier and faster to develop. However, although there is a veritable chocolate box of components to choose from within the Flex framework, it appeared to be like dabbling in the black arts if you wanted to create your own components.

That’s where this book comes in. It provides you with the knowledge and experience to help you develop new components for Flex 4. So much has ...

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