I put together a new example of a Trader Desktop application built with Flex and running in Apollo or in a browser. This application features configurable watch lists and data visualization panels organized in an MDI-style user interface. This version simulates data changes at the client-side to allow you to experience the application locally without […]
Synchronizing Data in Apollo using Flex Data Services
March 30, 2007 in Flex
In my previous post, I provided an example of an Apollo application using the Flex Message Service. Since then, a number of people have asked for examples of Apollo applications accessing data using the Flex Data Management services. So here is a simple Contact Management application that demonstrates this integration. (more…)
Real Time Market Data using Apollo and Flex Data Services
March 23, 2007 in Flex
After the public alpha was released on Monday on labs, there has been a lot of interest in using Apollo together with the Flex Data Services. The combination of Apollo and FDS allows you, for example, to easily push data to Apollo applications, or to seamlessly integrate Apollo applications with Java back-ends using Remoting or […]
Building the back-end of the Tour of California “Tour Tracker” using Flex Data Services
February 27, 2007 in Flex
If you hadn’t heard about it, the Tour of California ended on Sunday. To allow cycling enthusiasts around the world to follow the race in real time, the Experience Design (XD) team at Adobe built the “Tour Tracker”, an inspiring application built with Flex (in four weeks) and combining live video streaming, real time GPS […]
Presenting Flex at the Seattle Java Users Group on Tuesday (January 16th)
January 12, 2007 in Flex
I will be delivering a Flex presentation called “Sexy Web Apps with Java, Mozilla Tamarin, and Flex” at the Seattle Java Users Group on Tuesday January 16th at 6:45pm. (more…)
Flex Data Management Services Tutorial
January 12, 2007 in Flex
As part of the Flex Test Drive Server, I wrote a new Flex Data Management Services tutorial. The tutorial takes you through the full FDMS application development life cycle: Java assembler, destination, and client application. Additional topics include: (more…)
Flex Test Drive Server for Java Developers (Tomcat-based)
January 12, 2007 in Collaboration, Flex, hibernate, Java, Spring
I have been working on a Tomcat-based “Flex Test Drive Server”. The Test Drive Server is a minimal and ready-to-use version of Tomcat (currently version 5.5.20) in which the Flex Data Services (version 2.0.1) WAR file has already been deployed and configured along with a variety of tutorials and sample applications. It allows you to […]
Presenting Flex at the New England Java Users Group tomorrow
November 15, 2006 in Flex
I will be delivering a two-hour Flex presentation called “Rich Internet Applications with Flex and Ajax” at the New England Java Users Group tomorrow Thursday November 16th at 6:00pm. The meeting is open to everybody, so feel free to stop by if you are in the Boston area. The agenda is posted here You can […]
Join me next week for a Flex seminar in Paris, Brussels, and Noordwijk
November 14, 2006 in Flex
I will in Europe next week presenting an in depth Flex session at three developer seminars in Paris, Brussels, and Noordwijk. These events are organized by the local Adobe offices. You can still register! Here is the information: (more…)
Building database-driven Flex applications without writing (Client- or server-side) code
November 14, 2006 in Flex
One question that developers often ask when they see Flex for the first time is: “how do I write a database application?” The answer to this question is typically: You use an HTTPService, WebService, or RemoteObject to connect to a server-side component that provides an API to manipulate your data. This approach provides infinite possibilities, […]
