Flex in Action Sample chapter inspires DayG

Java Developer DayG had heard the buzz surrounding Flex and RIAs, but had the perception that it was expensive to get into. Coming from his Java background he wanted to know how Flex solves certain UI challenges and contrast that against how he would do it in Java using the technologies that he’s familiar with (JSF, jQuery, Scriptaculous).

He made a move to get in on the Flex 3 In Action early access program where you get access to the book as it’s being written; it starts off with lots of rough drafts, but allows you to bypass the waiting process and get the content as it becomes available.

After reading chapter 1, DayG writes “now why didn’t I try Flex earlier… the argment there abotu the lack of user interactivity from pure HTML pages made a lot of sense…”

DayG has been contributing a lot of thoughts, questions and feedback in the books forums – and we’ve been incorporating as much of the feedback as possible… one of the goals of the book is to give back to the community, as it’s for them.

You can read about his adventures in Flex at his blog.