AdvancED AIR Applications [Paperback]

Peter Elst (Author), Marco Casario (Author), Koen Weggheleire (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1430209852 | ISBN-13: 978-1430209850 | Publication Date: April 4, 2010 | Edition: 1

Adobe's AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) platform is revolutionary in that it allows web developers to create applications using familiar technologies (such as Flex, Flash and HTML) but now they can deploy them on the desktop rather than having them locked to a web browser. This is a huge change in the way people think about rich internet applications, and means that developers can have a persistent foothold on a user’s computer rather than only when the user accesses the website. Developers can now create any data-critical applications from simple money converter or stock ticker widgets to full-on email clients and video juke boxes, and users can keep them on their computers ready to access them at any time.

This book follows directly on from the Foundation AIR title, giving readers a clear learning path. AdvancED AIR Applications takes things further, showing how more complex techniques can be used in real-world applications.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Marco Casario is one of the most dynamic developers and consultants in the Adobe world. He is the author of Flex Solutions: Essential Techniques for Flex 2 & 3 Developers, published by friends of ED.

He has been passionate about informatics since he was little more than a child and used to program games in Basic for Commodore 64 before dedicating himself, while still very young, to innovative projects for the web using Flash and Director (as far back as versions 3 and 5.)

In 2001, he began to collaborate with Macromedia Italia. Since that year he has produced and headed a long series of presentations, conferences and articles, which you can find listed in detail in his blog entitled "hands on Adobe world" (casario.blogs.com,) which is currently receiving several thousands of unique visitors every day.

In 2005, Marco founded Comtaste (www.comtaste.com,) a company dedicated to exploring new frontiers in Rich Internet Applications and the convergence between the web and the world of mobile devices—MobyMobile (www.mobymobile.com) and YouThru (www.youthru.com) are representative of their recent work.

Another example of Marco's achievements is that he is founder of the biggest worldwide Flash Lite User Group (groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashLite/) and of www.augitaly.com, a reference point for the Italian community of Adobe users, in which he carries out the role of Channel Manager for the section dedicated to Flex (www.augitaly.com/flexgala.)

Marco is currently busy working on the development (in Flex) of a very ambitious project concerning bank counters at European level, and in various consulting and Flex and Flash Media Server training activities for the realization of Rich Internet Applications on behalf of buyers of the caliber of Capgemini, Engineering, IBM partners, and Adobe Systems Software Ireland Ltd.

Zach Stepek is the Director of Interactive Development for Crave Media Group, LLC, a rich media consulting company located in Rockford, Illinois. Having been involved in website development In one form or another since the mid-90’s, he has had the opportunity to work with a number of excellent local, regional and national clients.

Zach has distinguished himself as a valued member of the training staff at both the Rich Media Institute in Venice, California and Digital Bootcamp in Chicago. H e is an Adobe Certified Instructor for Flex, an Adobe Community Expert and the founder and manager of the Stateline Adobe Users, an official Adobe user group.

Zach, along with his wife, Elisabeth, and son, Benjamin, loves to spend time in nature, and has visited every one of the 160+ parks in his local park district. He also has a passion for music, though he still hasn’t officially learned how to play an instrument.

Peter Elst is an Adobe Certified Instructor and Adobe Community Expert. As a freelance Flash Platform Consultant and valued member of the online community Peter has spoken at various international industry events and has had his work published in leading journals.

Koen De Weggheleire is a faculty member of the Technical University of West-Flanders (HOWEST), department PIH-Multimedia and Communication Technology (MCT) in Belgium, where he teaches Flash Platform Solutions (Flash, Flex, AIR) with a smile. As the Adobe User Group Manager for Belgium (www.adobeusergroup.be), Koen is heavily addicted to the community and inspires the community by his blog (www.newmovieclip.com) and by speaking at national and international industry events. Koen also coordinates the yearly Belgian multimedia conference, Multi-Mania (www.multi-mania.be), where 800 people come together to learn from industry experts and to share knowledge.

When he has time, you can find Koen doing freelance Flash platform consultancy on advanced award-winning Rich Internet Applications.

Sometimes it happens that Koen is not talking ActionScript. Then you can find him producing music, collecting Adobe gadgets, eating pizza, or renovating his 100-year-old house.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (April 4, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430209852
• ISBN-13: 978-1430209850
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,053,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)