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 enlarge | Author: Alaric Cole
Publisher: Adobe Dev Library
Category: Book
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 9357
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0596517327
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.76
EAN: 9780596517328
ASIN: 0596517327
Publication Date: June 25, 2008
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 Excellent intro - well worth it to get up to speed on basics, quickly September 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well worth the price - for anyone learning Flex 3 and needing a good well rounded book that answers a lot of essential questions. A great find, easy to read, to the point, clearly written and the examples work exactly as you'd expect. A very satisfying read indeed.
Good choice to get your feet wet with Flex September 18, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The first thing that stood out is that it's in color! I love color, especially for technical material it adds a whole extra dimension to the medium and another vehicle by which to communicate. Obviously in code listings it makes the code easier to visually digest and mentally break down what you're seeing, and with screen caps color is so much more appealing.
The dimension of the book is wider that normal, which gives the book an extra wide gutter that the publisher is able to leverage. And leverage they do by making use of it for an assortment of side bars, notes, tips, and blurbs.
So aside from the aesthetics, content of course is the key. The book is aimed at beginners who don't necessarily have any sort of programming background - so the audience that this book would appeal to includes anyone interested in learning more about Flex and if it's the right fit for them; as a quick read (only 304 pages) you can blast through this book in a short amount of time.
Who might those people be? Developers wanting to test the waters with Flex because they had heard good things about it, Flash or Web media designers thinking about getting into the development side of things with Flex, and management level folks looking to explore new opportunities and want to get a barometer reading on what it would take to get into Flex, etc...
The writing style is fairly casual, and you feel like the author is talking to you (as opposed to the feeling of a manual). I think the author does a pretty good job at keeping things high level with enough meat to make the reader feel they're actually being productive as they work through the examples.
So I'd recommend this book to someone who wants to get their feet wet with Flex - someone who may not be fully committed to Flex at this point in time and doesn't want to invest a ton of time yet.
* Difficulty Level: Beginner
* Range of topics: Moderate
* Depth of topics: Light
* Development experience needed: None
* Reading Speed: Fast
* Writing Style: Casual
Excellent book for starting Flex September 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was beginner to Flex and went through different books and adobe document (excellent & highly recommended for reference). Now after going through the book I feel it is perfect for someone who want to learn Flex (coming from Java or anyother OO language)
It is very well organize plus color text makes it very easy to read (color text is my favorite).
In my opinion must read for beginner who come from Java background (myself)
This is it! September 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have started to read several Flex books in the past. I say "started", because I quickly lost interest. Many times I found myself scratching my head saying "Why would anyone ever do that?"
This book has been an amazing adventure. The examples are relevant, the writing is entertaining without being off topic, and best of all, within the first 5 chapters I knew enough to make a basic Flex website.
If you have some web design experience with html, and css, then I highly recommend this book!
Thorough, yet easy to read September 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Alaric Cole succeeds in this book where many others fail. He manages to keep the pace of learning brisk, while providing adequate (and brief!) examples that clearly demonstrate his point without creating more questions. It's easy to read while still covering subject depth.
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