My Presentations
Here is a schedule of presentations I will be giving on various topics such as Flex, AIR, Flash, and ColdFusion.
Essential Flex and ColdFusion Integration
May 16th @ 11:30am
cf.Objective() 2009
In this presentation I will answer the question, “How can my Flex application communicate and interact with server-side resources through ColdFusion and other Adobe tools?”
ColdFusion and Flex are tightly integrated and complement each other well. This session is intended to demonstrate integration capabilities, functionality, and techniques between the two technologies. I will show you some simple ways Flex can communicate with ColdFusion in order to access various server-side resources. Topics sush as Using HTTPService, WebService, and RemoteObject calls will be covered. Although I will not go into great detail I will talk a bit about LiveCycle and BlaseDS.
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An Introduction to Flex 3
May 14th @ 10:15am
cf.Objective() 2009
This presentation will help introduce attendees to the Adobe Flex 3 framework. During this presentation you will be shown how to use the Adobe Flex 3 framework and FlexBuilder to quickly create rich, data-driven applications that can improve the user experience and can reach virtually anyone on any platform by leveraging the Adobe Flash Player.
The presentation will begin with a brief history of the Flex framework and the Flash player. We’ll also take a look at the Adobe Flex product line and some of the common tools used to develop Flex apps. Then we will learn how to create and organize our environment for efficient Flex development. We will then jump right into creating our first Flex application focusing on several key areas such as: using simple controls, layout, navigation, states, transitions, and the datagrid control. Finally this presentation will introduce you to the steps required to convert your Flex application into an AIR application and some of the desktop specific functionalities your AIR application can take advantage of.
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MATE: A Flex Framework “Extreme Makeover”
September 3rd @ 6:30pm
DC Flex User Group
AboutWeb – Rockville, MD 20852MATE is a tag-based, event-driven framework for Flex development. Using MATE in your Flex development can help you build powerful, loosely coupled applications. During this presentation I will take a simple Flex application and show how you can perform an extreme makeover that will greatly enhance the application’s architecture, allowing it to scale properly.
Full Source and Docs (coming soon)
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Consuming and Creating RSS Feeds (CFManiacs Day 2), and
Using Custom Event (FlexManiacs Day 3), and
NEW – Tweens, Behaviors, View States, and Transitions (FlexManiacs Day 1 and Day 3)
May 19th – 23rd
WebManiacs Conference
RFF Conference Center and the Carnegie InstitutionThe WebManiacs 2008 conference consists of a two-day ColdFusion conference (“CFManiacs”) coupled with a three-day Flex conference (FlexManiacs), hosting over 70 speakers and 130 distinct topics (some of which are hands-on), WebManiacs promises to have the most comprehensive coverage of Flex, AIR, and ColdFusion at the lowest price. I will be giving two of the many various presentations at this conference. Bring your laptops folks, my two presentations are Hands-On!Presentation Materials: (as of …)
Consuming and Creating RSS Feeds
Full Source, Labs, and Docs (3.64MB)
Source (Orange web site prototype) (733KB)
Tweens, Behaviors, View States, and Transitions
Full Source, Labs, and Docs (16MB)
Using Custom Events
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From the Browser to the Desktop … and Back Again!
March 5th
DC Flex User Group
AboutWeb – Rockville, MD 20852With the release of AIR, Adobe has enabled developers to easily take their browser-based applications and deploy it onto the desktop. Features within the Actionscript 3 API and the AIR framework allow communication and integration between the browser and an AIR application. During this presentation I will show you how to take a sample browser-based Flex application to the desktop and enable the two to communicate with each other.
Download Presentation Source (full source and slideshow – 3.26MB)
Individual Downloads:
Flex Example 2 (ColdFusion-based Flex app wrapper)
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Working with the SQLite Database in Flex on AIR
February 21st, 2007 – 6:30p – 9:00p
New York Flex User Group
Avenue A/RazorfishAdobe Flex 3 contains several classes that allow Flex developers to work with local SQLite databases on AIR. In this presentation we will take an in-depth look at those classes and learn how to create, query, and interact with those databases and its data. I will show you several examples that demonstrate techniques such as:
- Creating a SQLite Database,
- Querying and Updating a SQLite Database,
- Using Transactions, and
- Inserting Records from an External Datasource
Presentation Materials: (as of 02/21/2008)
Entire Presentation Source (including database)
Individual Examples:
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Building AIR Applications with Flex
February 13th, 2008
Flex Camp 2008
AEA Deavid Packard Conference CenterAIR is Adobe’s open-source technology that allows you to create Rich Internet Applications that run outside of any Web browser – Rich Internet-aware Desktop Applications. During my presentation I will give you an overview of the features available to you from within Adobe AIR.Presentation Materials: (as of 02/13/2008)
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Working with the SQLite Database in Flex on AIR
December 12th, 2007 – 6:00p – 9:00p
Capital Area Flex User Group
AboutWeb LLCAdobe Flex 3 contains several classes that allow Flex developers to work with local SQLite databases on AIR. In this presentation we will take an in-depth look at those classes and learn how to create, query, and interact with those databases and its data. I will show you several examples that demonstrate techniques such as:
- Creating a SQLite Database,
- Querying and Updating a SQLite Database,
- Using Transactions, and
- Inserting Records from an External Datasource
Presentation Materials: (as of 12/12/2007)
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Building a CF Administrator Interface in Flex
July 10th, 2007 – 6:30p – 9:00p
Maryland ColdFusion Users Group
TeraTech, IncSince ColdFusion MX 7 (undocumented in version 6) developers have been able to create their own web based interfaces to the ColdFusion Administrator using the CF Administrator API. With the advent of Flex 2 developers now have the tools to create richer web based applications.
First I’ll discuss the CFCs that contain the methods that allow you to access the CF Administrator API. Then I’ll show you how I created a Flex 2 interface to some of the more important CF Administrator API functionalities.
Presentation Materials: (as of 7/11/2007)
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Flash CS3 and Flex 2.0 Integration
June 6th, 2007 @ 6:00p
Capital Area Flex User Group
The release of Flash CS3 introduced tighter integration between the Flash environment and Flex 2.0. Now both Flash and Flex support ActionScript 3.0 allowing Flash CS3 components to work within Flex applications just like any other Flex component. To make development even easier Adobe Labs released the Flex Component Kit for Flash CS3.
In this presentation I will show you the new Flex integration features in Flash CS3. I will also show how to install and use the Flex Component Kit.
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FlexTimer: A Case Study of a Flex RIA
August 20th, 2007 – 7:30p – 8:30p (CST)
Live Acrobat Connect Online Presentation
Nashville ColdFusion User GroupA small Maryland company was looking for a way to allow their employees to keep track of their billable time and projects from home as well as from work. Spreadsheets and text documents caused errors in reporting and thus contributed to delayed client invoices and employee pay.
DoubleBlack Technologies created FlexTimer, an online time management system written in Flex and ColdFusion. During this presentation I will show you the application and point out some of the challenges we had to overcome during development.
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Flash CS3 and Flex 2.0 Integration
June 22nd, 2007 @ 6:00p
Adobe CS3 Launch Party
Northern Virginia Flex User Group
The release of Flash CS3 introduced tighter integration between the Flash environment and Flex 2.0. Now both Flash and Flex support ActionScript 3.0 allowing Flash CS3 components to work within Flex applications just like any other Flex component. To make development even easier Adobe Labs released the Flex Component Kit for Flash CS3.
In this presentation I will show you the new Flex integration features in Flash CS3. I will also show how to install and use the Flex Component Kit.
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Hi,
I am looking for slides for MATE: A Flex Framework “Extreme Makeover”
but the link points to May’s meeting material.
Can you please fix it.
Tks,
Hey Tahir,
try this one:
http://mate.asfusion.com/assets/content/presentations/mate_rushin_makeover.pdf
This helps alot =)