Thursday, May 21, 2009

R is for RPC

Flex's RPC package (mx.rpc) defines services for making asynchronous calls to remote services.

Types of RPC services:

  • HTTP - make HTTP calls to web servers
  • Web Services - call SOAP + WSDL based web-services
  • Remoting - call remote object servers such as ColdFusion or Java using BlazeDS
Learn more about Flex Remoting (RPC) at Flex After Dark...

Thursday, May 7, 2009

P is for Projects in Flex Builder

There are several types of projects that can be created via Flex Builder:
  • Flex Web project - create .swf files that run in Flash Player
  • Flex Desktop project - create .air files that run in Adobe AIR-Runtime
  • Flex Library project - create .swc library files for use in other Flex projects
Learn more about Projects in Flex Builder at Flex After Dark...