Adobe AIR Programming Unleashed Review

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Adobe AIR Programming Unleashed ReviewI am an experienced developer and ActionScript Guru. About to face a huge project in AIR, I needed something that I could quickly go through to avoid reading online and clicking around (yes reading a book at the park its much nicer then browsing blogs and reading PDFs).
Although the book is very verbose, therefore may suit well beginners, its a very handy book for experienced developers who want to dwelve into AIR.
I am not a FLEX guy (I hate FLEX), and the book is aimed almost totally at FLEX and some Webkit apps. But even as a pure ActionScript developer I could follow the whole book with no problem understanding the logic of AIR.
- The book is well written, and although its a bit flooded of not-so-really-useful scren captures, it saves you the time to click and read the popups yourself. Good also for beginners.
- Chapters are organized intelligently. Very easy to skip directly to the part you need.
- Common pitfalls and bug possibilities are highlighted, saving you hours of bug hunting.
- If you are an advanced developer and want quickly understand how to dive in AIR, or if you are a beginner and need verbose how-to help, in both cases I strongly recommend this book.
Respect to the authors
Filippo
Adobe AIR Programming Unleashed OverviewCovers version 1.5 of Adobe AIRWritten to help you hit the ground running, this book teaches you how to build state-of-the-art rich desktop applications on the breakthrough Adobe AIR platform.Stacy Tyler Young, Michael Givens, and Dimitrios Gianninas illustrate the power of this technology through practical application examples based on the official 1.5 release of Adobe AIR. You'll discover how Adobe AIR helps you solve problems you just couldn't solve before by extending the reach of your web applications onto users' desktops. Building on your existing knowledge of Adobe Flex, HTML, JavaScript, and Ajax software, you'll master the powerful Adobe AIR platform--moving quickly from task-oriented examples to larger-scale, real-world projects. The authors don't just cover coding--they help you maximize your effectiveness throughout the entire development lifecycle via design patterns, frameworks, build process, continuous integration, and automated testing. If you're ready to build the next generation of rich hybrid desktop applications, Adobe AIR is the development platform you've been searching for...and this is the book you need to kick-start new projects using this exciting new technology.Detailed information on how to...Install and configure your Adobe AIR development environment Build the next generation web/desktop hybrid applications to run on Adobe AIR Add new desktop capabilities to your web applications such as native windows, local file I/O, and client-side databases Create HTML/Adobe Flex mash-up applications Push data to Adobe AIR clients using BlazeDS, an open source Java remoting and messaging technology Package, distribute, and update Adobe AIR applications Work with display objects in 3D space by leveraging Adobe Flash Player 10 Build Adobe AIR applications using common frameworks like Cairngorm Create automated builds using Apache Ant, complete with FlexUnit testing strategies Create a peer-to-peer photo-sharing application by combining Adobe AIR and JavaPart I Getting Started with Adobe AIR1 Introduction to Adobe AIR 92 Setting Up the Development Environment 153 Creating an Adobe AIR Application 294 Debugging Adobe AIR Applications 51Part II Building Adobe AIR Applications5 Working with Windows 676 Working with Screens 897 Working with Files and Directories 1018 Understanding the Drag-and-Drop API 1159 Working with Copy and Paste 12910 Working with Native Menus 15911 Adding User Notifications 17712 Working with Local Databases 18913 Understanding Networking and Local Connections 21314 Working with Adobe Flex AIR Components 251Part III Securing Adobe AIR Applications 15 Understanding Security Sandboxes 26316 Using the Encrypted Local Store 273Part IV Deploying Adobe AIR Applications17 Distributing Adobe AIR Applications 28318 Updating Adobe AIR Applications 309Part V Architecting Adobe AIR Applications19 Introduction to Frameworks and Design Patterns 32120 Building Adobe AIR Applications Using the Cairngorm Microarchitecture 335Part VI Agile Development with Adobe AIR 21 Creating a Build Process 35922 Incorporating Unit Testing 37323 Continuous Integration with Adobe AIR 393Part VII Real-World Projects24 Contact Manager with Integrated Yahoo! Maps 41125 Peer-to-Peer Photo Sharing Using Adobe AIR, Bonjour, and Java 42126 Building a Video Distribution System 427Part VIII Adobe AIR 1.5 and Adobe Flash 10 Extras27 Using Adobe Flash 10 Features in Adobe AIR 439AppendicesA Adobe AIR Resources for Developers 451B Adobe AIR API Reference Poster (Downloadable) 455C Downloading Source Code for Adobe AIR Programming Unleashed 457Index 463

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