Introduction to Flex

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If you're familiar with traditional programming languages and you want to develop some rich Internet applications that take advantage of the power of Flash, you might want to take a look at Flex. Read on to learn how this presentation server can help.

What is Flex?

Macromedia Flex is a presentation server that developers can use to build a new generation of Enterprise Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).

Flex is a presentation server installed on top of a J2EE application server or servlet container, a rich library of user interface components, an XML-based mark-up language used to declaratively lay out these components, and an object-oriented programming language which handles user interactions with the application. The result is a Rich Internet Application rendered using Flash Player and developed using industry standards and a development paradigm familiar to developers.

Flex defines a development and runtime environment that lets developers familiar with server-side technologies build rich front ends for applications that take advantage of Macromedia Flash Player. While executing in Flash Player, your application can interact with server-side functionality, such as databases, Web services, Java objects, and other server-side services.

Flex brings the power of Flash to developers who are familiar with traditional programming languages and server-side development environments. In Flex, you use a standards-based programming model to develop an application, describe the user interface, configure user-interface controls, and define data bindings.

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