Data Visualization with Flash Builder: Designing RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources

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Focal Press, 2011 - Art - 304 pages

Design and create functional applications that interact with remote data sources with the powerful tools in Flash Builder. Beginning with a thorough introduction to the Flash Builder toolset, you learn how to use built-in wizards, MXML, and pure AS3 to build information-rich applications targeted to the browser and the desktop (AIR). Step-by-step instruction shows you how to:

*Build user interactions *Create charts *Work with audio and video *Customize the UI

Each lesson is enriched with tips on designing nuanced interface solution and a real-world project tutorial. Project code and detailed instruction give you hand's on training in building your own. The code presented in the book is also available online: you can modify it and deploy it in your application. The companion website, www.datavisualizationflashbuilder.com, includes a blog to keep you up to date with related news and developments.

About the author (2011)

Cesare Rocchi is a designer and developer specializing in web and mobile applications. Winner of the 2009 Adobe RIA Application contest for students, he runs Studio Magnolia (www.studiomagnolia.com), an interactive studio that designs and developments compelling web and mobile applications. Cesare also provides corporate training for clients that want to adopt Flex/AIR technologies. Recently, his focus has been on the design and development of mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android.

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