Flex on Java

Together, Flex and Java make a powerful web development platform - they blend the strengths of Java on the server with the richness of Flex on the frontend. Flex on Java is a unique book that teaches you how to work with Flex in concert with the full array of Java technologies: Spring, POJOs, JMS, and other standard tools. You also learn how to integrate Flex with server-side Java via BlazeDS remoting. Almost all the carefully annotated examples use free or open source software.what's inside• Build rich Flex 4 clients over Java backend systems• Detailed examples using standard Java components• Unit testing, charting, personalization, and other real-world techniquesabout the readerThis book is written for Java developers—no prior Flex experience is assumed.about the authorBJ Allmon is a software craftsman, a polyglot developer, and team coach for Pillar Technology Group, an agile business and technology consulting firm. Jeremy Anderson is a Java developer and agile consultant with a passion for Groovy, Grails, and... Flex.

Unlike many Flex books that presume readers want to develop applications from scratch, Flex on Java is for developers in the real world-where Flex is one more technology being added to existing systems developed in Java, and where integration is the key indicator of success.

Written for Java developers beginning to use Flex, Flex on Java shows how to use Flex alongside existing Java applications, and how to integrate Flex using familiar server-side technologies such as Spring, EJBs, JMS, and more. The authors, both Agile development experts, focus on Agile and test-driven development to enable readers to redesign applications that deliver more value and with zero defects. Throughout the book, readers will apply these techniques to refactoring a single application into a rich internet application using Flex and the BlazeDS framework.

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

BJ Allmon is also a writer and developer with Pillar. He specializes in enterprise open source tools and frameworks. A former college instructor, he has written articles for a variety of publications including IBM DeveloperWorks.

Jeremy Anderson is a freelance writer and developer for Pillar Technology Group. He has been developing web based applications and various enterprise integrations using Java and .NET for almost 5 years.