Java and Flex Integration Bible

555 Pages·2009·17.384 MB·English

by  Matthew Keefe, Charles A. Christiansen

Spine: 1.104"
Learn how to connect Java and Flex to build real-world applications

Matthew Keefe and Charles A. Christiansen Jr.
Marry Java and Flex to live happily
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Web Page Design
Reader Level:
Beginning to Advanced
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Java and Flex
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Integration Bible
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Java and Flex
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Integration Bible
Matthew Keefe and
Charles A. Christiansen Jr.
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Java® and Flex® Integration Bible
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In memory of my best friend, Andrew Lenihan.
To Eileen, for all your love and support;
and to my mom, who always wanted to see my name in print.
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About the Authors
Charles A. Christiansen Jr. is a full-time Java application developer. Over the past 11 years, he
has worked on teams that have developed a wide variety of e-learning and classroom management
applications. Charles has written applications by using the gamut of Java application technologies,
from the heavy client Java application using RMI over dialup connections to fast, lightweight Web
applications using Spring and Hibernate. He holds a Master of Science degree in Internet
Engineering from the Graduate Center of Marlboro College.
Charles lives in the metro Boston area with his wife Eileen and their irascible cat Tigger. In his
spare time, he enjoys cooking, especially barbecue, and photography.
Matthew Keefe is a new-media designer, developer, author, and trainer with a strong background
in application development for the Web and offline platforms. Originally a full-time graphic artist,
he found that much of the programming associated with his design work was being outsourced.
Matthew quickly learned programming for the Web and uncovered a valuable but little-known
skill set in this industry: the ability to build a site and to also powerfully design it.
Matthew recently authored the Flash and PHP Bible, has contributed to various Flex and Flash
magazines, and runs http://scriptplayground.com for other programmers to learn from.
You can find more information on his personal site at http://mkeefe.com.
Matthew has worked with several companies and studios, including Inverted Creative, Delphi,
PhotoshopCAFE, Kineticz Interactive, Organi Studios, Bent 360, and ORCA Media, Inc. He lives in
Carver, Massachusetts.
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