Sami Hoda, an Adobe Community Expert, wrote a review of Flex 3 In Action based on Manning Publication’s Early Access Program that gives readers the opportunity to read a book while it’s being written (and in it’s unpolished state).
Here’s a snippet of what he had to say:
“Yes, its massive. While this can be a bit overwhelming to newbies, the ‘in Action’ part of the title should give you an indication that this book is full of examples, and thats a good thing… Provides a step by step approach… Talks high-level AND low-level… Covers end to end development, from basics to reusability to customization to testing to deployment”
…read the full article
Industry blogger Abdul Qabiz recently wrote a review of Flex 3 In Action. Here’s a collection of snippets:
“..the only book, which covers Adobe Flex, in-depth… Authors have put tremendous amount of effort to make things easier to understand… Each chapter has a lot of details – background, examples, use-cases and of course best-practices.”
The full posting can be read on his blog.
Abdul is a former employee of Adobe and Yahoo, and is the User Group Manager for the Flex India user group. Currently he runs a software development company.
Ryan Stewart is a household name when it comes to the RIA ecosystem. Although Ryan works as an official RIA evangelist for Adobe, he was preaching the gospel of RIAs ever since the term was coined. His blogs at Digital Backcountry and his ZDNet hosted Universal Desktop have been his conduit for sharing his tips, tricks, and industry insight.
So I was quite honored when Ryan agreed to do the foreword for Flex 3 In Action. In the foreword he shares his take on where RIAs have come from, where they’re headed, and the journey it’s been.
Thanks Ryan!
That’s right boys and girls, the book is headed for print! For those that purchased the eBook version it should be available around January 13th, and the print version is targetted for January 26th.
The 2008 early access version of this book is in the Top 10 best seller list for Manning (the publisher), and reviews have been constructively positive. So if you or someone you know is in the market for a Flex book, you’ll definitely want to get your hands on a copy of this.
