Adobe Flash Platform User Group of Atlanta - Flex Builder

Adobe's Ben Forta in Atlanta June 8!

Wed, 27 May 2009 08:52:00 -0400

Continuing a long tradition of innovation, Adobe is pushing the boundaries of the Adobe Flash Platform with exciting new releases for Flash, Flex, and ColdFusion designers, developers, and administrators. Join us as Ben Forta, Adobe's Director of Platform Evangelism, presents the future of ColdFusion, Flex, and more! On the ColdFusion side, Ben will talk about the upcoming releases of ColdFusion (currently known by the code name Centaur) and the highly anticipated first ColdFusion IDE from Adobe (currently known by the code name Bolt). You'll learn about exciting new features and discover how Centaur and Bolt will accelerate your ColdFusion application development. On the Flex side, Ben will talk about the next release of Flex (currently known by the code name Gumbo). You'll see product feature demos and learn how Gumbo breaks new ground for not only developers but also designers as it powers the design, development, and testing of rich Internet applications and content. And of course, Ben will explain and demonstrate the power of ColdFusion and the power of Flex working together!

We are excited to welcome back Adobe's Ben Forta for this presentation; if you have heard Ben present you already know how engaging and informative this presentation will be; if you haven't ever had the pleasure of attending one of Ben's presentations, trust us--you want to be there!

Who: Ben Forta
What: ColdFusion 9 and Flex 4 Pre-release Tour
When: Monday, June 8. 6:00 - 9:00PM
Where: EchoEleven (Directions)
Dress: Anywhere from casual to business formal
Price: FREE

This event is presented jointly by:

The Adobe User Group of Atlanta
http://www.augatlanta.org
The Atlanta ColdFusion User Group
http://www.acfug.org
The Atlanta Flex User Group
http://www.affug.org
The Atlanta Flash Platform User Group
http://www.afpugatlanta.org
The Atlanta XD User Group
http://www.xdatlanta.org

Ben Forta is Director of Platform Evangelism for Adobe Systems Incorporated. He has over two decades of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit series of books as well as books on SQL, Regular Expressions, JavaServer Pages, WAP, Windows development, and more. Over 1/2 million Ben Forta books have been printed in fifteen languages worldwide. Ben co-authored the official ColdFusion training material, as well as the certification tests and official study guides for those tests, writes regular columns on ColdFusion and Internet development, and now spends a considerable amount of time lecturing and speaking on application development worldwide.

Josh Adams will be presenting on ColdFusion 9 to the Central Georgia ColdFusion Users Group. Find out more on this meeting here.

Adobe, the Adobe logo, the ColdFusion, the ColdFusion Logo, Flex, and the Flex logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

January 22 Meeting Location Changed!

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:43:00 -0400

As an update to my previous post, the Flex and AIR Pre-release Tour's Atlanta stop received so many RSVPs that the meeting site needed to be changed to accomidate the audience.

If you are planning to attend, please use this page for directions to the event.

I look forward to seeing everyone there.

January Meeting: Flex and AIR Pre-release Tour with Adobes Ben Forta

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:27:00 -0400

UPDATED: 2008 - 01 - 18

We have all been invited to join the AFFUG for this big event! Please use the link below to RSVP.

Flex 3 and AIR are getting close to launch and in preparation, Ben Forta from the Adobe Flex/AIR product team is traveling to select cities to show off the great new features and help prepare us for this exciting launch.

Flex 3 is a feature-packed release, adding new UI components like the advanced datagrid and improved CSS capabilities; powerful tooling additions like refactoring; and extensive testing tools including memory and performance profiling, plus the addition of the automated testing framework to Flex Builder.

Adobe AIR is game-changing in so many ways, extending rich applications to the desktop, enabling access to the local file system, system tray, notifications and much more. Now you can write desktop applications using the same skills that you've been already using to create great web apps including both Flex and AJAX.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to see and hear about this highly anticipated release of Flex 3 and AIR during this special pre-release tour. Plus, in addition to giving away some one of a kind Flex/AIR branded schwag, we will also be raffling off a copy of Flex Builder 3 Professional (pending availability) and a full commercial copy of CS3 Web Premium at this event!

Event Information:

This event is on January 22, 2008 from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Official Event Web Site

IMPORTANT: THE LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED!

South Terrace at Perimeter
115 Perimeter Center Pl NE
Atlanta, GA 30346
Driving Directions
RSVP

Upcoming AIR eSeminars

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:20:00 -0400

Upcoming AIR eSeminar Topics

Building AJAX Applications for Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)
Guest Speaker: Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson is the author of the book titled "Enterprise AJAX." Dave is also the co-founder and CTO of Nitobi Software, a Vancouver-based AJAX component vendor and consulting firm. He spends most of his time on architecting and building high-performance AJAX components for use in web-based applications. A core focus of Nitobi is building AJAX components and user interfaces that deliver real value to customers through increased productivity and higher efficiency. The popularity of AIR is sweeping the technology world and Dave has been right in the midst of all the excitement. In this eSeminar, Dave will share his experiences with fellow developers and give technical tips on how to build your AJAX application for the AIR platform. Register for this eSeminar today and don't miss the opportunity to chat with Dave in person!

Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) Desktop Drag and Drop Events and Styling
Guest Speaker: Chris Charlton
Being a big community leader, Chris finds time to run an authorized Adobe user group, LA AIR, focused much around open source and Adobe technologies. Besides being an Adobe Flex Champion, he remains a resident faculty member of the Rich Media Institute in Los Angeles and lends himself to speak at industry events like NAB, JobStock, and FITC Hollywood. Brain cycles from Chris are always web standards, the Flash® platform, and accessibility. He is currently Architect at Almer/Blank, a Flash & Flex™ video application firm in Venice, California. This session, Chris will cover the key points on what ActionScript™ is required when someone wishes to drag and drop an object to and from their desktop, and how to style the experience. The demonstration will be done with Flex 3 and the latest AIR.

Programmatic Visualizations
Guest Speaker: Andrew Trice
In this eSeminar, Andrew Trice from Cynergy Systems will present and demo examples on how to use the drawing API for data visualization. There are countless variations that you can produce to create meaningful visual representations of your data. The intent of this presentation is to help you create and expand your own ideas. In order to create real-world, enterprise-level applications, you'll definitely need to go a few steps further to optimize performance, manage memory, and maximize the user experience, but this presentation will at least help you get started.

Attend an eSeminar and you'll be entered to win a copy of Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Web Premium.*

Building AJAX Applications for Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
1:00 P.M. EDT

Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) Desktop Drag and Drop Events and Styling
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
1:00 P.M. EDT

Programmatic Visualizations
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
1:00 P.M. EDT

Upcoming Flex Online Seminars for September/October 2007

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:19:00 -0400

Flex and .NET: Anatomy of a Data Driven Application
Presented by Mark Piller of Midnight Coders
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
12:00 P.M. EST

See the magic happening in front of your eyes; learn how to use the .NET skills you already have to create new and exciting Flex-based interfaces for a data-driven application. In this fast-paced technical session you will learn the following:

Techniques for working with data using Flex and .NET
Review of available code generation tools
Review of data synchronization mechanisms

Flex 3 Beta—See What's New!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
2:00 P.M. EST

Get a head start in the game and attend this seminar to learn about the new features of Flex 3. We'll go over improvements to the compiler, new components in Flex 3, refactoring, performance improvements, integration with Adobe Flash® CS3, the new profiler, and more. Don't fall behind. Sign up today.

Basic Application Architecture for Flex Newcomers
Presented by Tom Bray of SearchCoders
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
12:00 P.M. EST

This seminar will provide a gentle overview of the fundamental concepts involved in creating Flex applications that are easy to maintain and extend. If you get the basic idea behind Model, View, and Controller but you're not sure how to implement it in a Flex app, this seminar will make it clear. If you've looked at Cairngorm but it seems too complicated, this session will help you understand the reasoning behind it. Sample applications and tips on how to build his Flex chat widget can be found on Tom's blog at www.tombray.com.

Attend an online seminar and you'll be entered to win a copy of Flex Builder 2.*

Questions?
Please send us an e-mail.

Flex and .NET: Anatomy of a Data Driven Application

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
12:00 P.M. EST

Flex 3 Beta—See What's New!

Tuesday, October 9, 2007
2:00 P.M. EST

Basic Application Architecture for Flex Newcomers

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
12:00 P.M. EST

eSeminar: Thinking in Flex

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:52:00 -0400





	After ten years of virtual hibernation, java developers have turned their attention to improving the user experience. With this change, we can expect the quality of web-user interfaces to improve at a very fast pace. In "Hybridizing Java," an entry on recognized industry leader Bruce Eckel's blog, Bruce writes, "While amazing things have been accomplished within the confines of JavaScript with technologies like Ajax, JSON, GWT etc., these are nonetheless confines. We bump up against their limits every day, and those limits are not going away.... I believe that to solve the user interface problem, we need the equivalent of a domain-specific language dedicated to the user experience. For me, Flash-based technologies like Flex are the best solution to this problem." Adobe® Flex™ 2 offers a series of unique features that can help improve the user experience. These features include vector graphic support, video and audio streaming, publish and subscribe messaging, and a JIT compiler for improved performance. Attend a 60-minute eSeminar in which you will learn why Bruce and so many other Java developers are excited about Flex. If you'd rather check Flex out on your own, download a 30-minute test drive that will give you an understanding of how Flex works and what it can do.			Flex for the Java Developer Thursday, February 27 2:00 P.M. EST Speakers: Bruce Eckel Author, Thinking in Java Weblog James Ward Flex Evangelist, Adobe Systems


	Adobe, the Adobe logo, Flash, and Flex are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Copyright 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.