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March 16, 2009
Flex Gumbo: More Than Just a Tasty Stew
On Monday, March 23rd, 7:00, at The Billiard Club on Whyte Ave, Nick Johnston is going to walk us through the 2008 Max Preview of Adobe's upcoming Flex release:
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Flex "Gumbo" Recipe
There are number of Gumbo recipes worldwide, but Adobe has a unique recipe that can call their own: Flex "Gumbo".
Ingredients
3/4 to 1 pound Catalyst
1/2 pound Flash CS4 Professional
1 1/2 to 2 cups Package Explorer
1 can (14.5 ounces) Client Data Management (CDM)
1 cup of Network Monitoring
1/2 cup Flex Unit Support
3 tablespoons custom file templates for MXML, ActionScript, and CSS
3 tablespoons try getter/setter generation
3 cloves debugging, minced
1/4 teaspoon refactoring, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon ASDoc ToolTip support
In Flash Catalyst, take an existing design using Adobe Creative Suite tools, and create custom UI components on the fly (in the form of a Flex application). Next, save your Catalyst file and import into Flex CS4. You can also use Flash's "New Flash Component" or "New Flash Container" to create and edit content, and have it imported directly into Flex CS4 instantly.
Now in Flex CS4 you can mix the rest of the ingredients, to make one mean stew, or Flex application.
Serves: Worldwide.
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Following a short intermission for beverages and socializing, we'll have an 'open podium' portion of the evening. Take 5 minutes to share with the community some Flash-related work you've done, an inspiring use of Flash you've encountered recently, or a Flash tip / feature that you've found to be especially cool or valuable.
Your 5 minute contribution will earn you a chance to win a commercial boxed version of Electric Rain's Swift 3D v5!
As always, we'll be enjoying happy-hour drinks, five buck appetizers, free billiards after the presentations, and all-new, never-before-seen door prizes!
Invite your friends and colleagues - hope to see you there!
Posted by Michael at March 16, 2009 10:39 AM