RIA Development with Adobe Flex and Flash

Innovation and the Adobe Flash Platform from michael chaize on Vimeo.

This has been a big news week for anyone that is interested and/or working in Adobe Flex or ColdFusion. On Monday Adobe Systems announced the final versions of Flash Builder 4 and the Flex 4 SDK. In Flash Builder 4, it is easier than ever to connect to back-end services with a complete set of data centric development features. There are also many new design and development workflows with Flash Catalyst and Flash Professional, as well as enhancements to the core code development features that are essential to developer productivity. There are over 90 new features in this release, and you can use them with both Flex 3 and Flex 4 to gain big improvements in development time, integration and building more expressive apps.

In sync with the release of Adobe Flash Builder, Adobe also announced the release of ColdFusion Builder. This new Eclipse-based IDE for ColdFusion development is deeply integrated with ColdFusion 9 in addition to making it fast and easy for CF developers to create Flex applications with integration between ColdFusion Builder and Flash Builder. ColdFusion Builder comes with a copy of Flash Builder 4 Standard.

It is not difficult to find great information, free tutorials, and blog articles on this new software release, but here is a quick link listing if you are looking for more:

Adobe.com Flash Builder 4 Landing Page

Purchase Options for Flash Builder and ColdFusion Builder

The New Flex.org Website

What’s New in Flash Builder 4

Learn Adobe Flex in a Week – Free Flash Builder Online Training

Developers Speak Out About Flash Builder 4

Wanna learn some tips, tricks, and new features of Adobe Flash CS4? Come on out to a free seminar hosted by echoeleven - Adobe Authorized Training, Atlanta, GA. During this short seminar I will be presenting the new features of Adobe Flash CS4 including - object based animation, motion editor, XFL import, SEO Tips and Tricks, and authoring for Adobe AIR. Other seminar speakers include Scott Talsma/Adobe Flex tips and tricks, and Scott DeLoach/Adobe Captivate tips and tricks.

This free Adobe Flash seminar will be at the echoeleven 11th Anniversary open house on June 11th. Come on out and join the open house celebration and check out the echoeleven new offices in Buckhead. The party starts at 6:30 and will include complementary food and drinks, free givaways including a full version of the Adobe Creative Suite CS4, 2-day training class with echoeleven, free weekend getaway at the Hyatt Place Atlanta, free complementary passes to the Motion Graphics Festival in Atlanta, and more.

RSVP and get directions for this event!
June 11, 2009 - 6:30pm
3525 Piedmont Rd
Bldg Seven Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30305

Continuing a long tradition of innovation, Adobe is pushing the boundaries of the Adobe Flash Platform with exciting new releases for Flash, Flex, and ColdFusion designers, developers, and administrators. Join us as Ben Forta, Adobe’s Director of Platform Evangelism, presents the future of ColdFusion, Flex, and more! On the ColdFusion side, Ben will talk about the upcoming releases of ColdFusion (currently known by the code name Centaur) and the highly anticipated first ColdFusion IDE from Adobe (currently known by the code name Bolt). You’ll learn about exciting new features and discover how Centaur and Bolt will accelerate your ColdFusion application development. On the Flex side, Ben will talk about the next release of Flex (currently known by the code name Gumbo). You’ll see product feature demos and learn how Gumbo breaks new ground for not only developers but also designers as it powers the design, development, and testing of rich Internet applications and content. And of course, Ben will explain and demonstrate the power of ColdFusion and the power of Adobe Flex working together!

If you have heard Ben present you already know how engaging and informative this presentation will be; if you haven’t ever had the pleasure of attending one of Ben’s presentations, trust us — you want to be there!

Who: Ben Forta
What: ColdFusion 9 and Flex 4 Pre-release Tour
When: Monday, June 8. 6:00 - 9:00PM
Where: EchoEleven - Adobe Software Training

Looking for Adobe Flex Training. You may want to put that on hold for just a few weeks. The Adobe Authorized Training classes for the latest version of Adobe Flex will soon be available.
If you want to make your Adobe Flex applications visually stand apart from the rest - the Adobe Flex 3: Extending and Styling Components authorized training is the class for you!

We will be offering Adobe Flex 3 Training in mid April