Here is some more information about the first public beta release of Flex 3 (now available on Adobe labs), the first major deliverable for the open source Flex project (including a public bug base, and the beginning of public nightly builds) ... Some of the new features in Flex Builder 3 are:...
Create an AIR (formerly Apollo) application, enter it into the Adobe AIR Developer Derby, and you could win the trip of a lifetime - a travel certificate valued at up to US$100,000, to be used for the travel of your choice! Other cool prizes too. Details online .
Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), formerly known as Apollo, is a cross-operating system runtime that allows developers to use their existing web development skills to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop. And you can get it right now on Labs .
I've been waiting for this one to be announced, and Mike Chambers just blogged it - Apollo will include an embedded SQLite engine which can be used for local database storage, and which will be invaluable to apps that need to support offline processing.
In honor of the free posting of the Apollo alpha on Adobe Labs, lynda.com is making a 14 part online Apollo training course by Mike Chambers (almost an hour of content) totally free to the community.
Now that Apollo has been released to Labs , you may be itching to learn more. Well, Luis Polanco, Senior Product Manager for Apollo, will be presenting an e-seminar on Apollo on Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 at 12:00pm East Coast time (9:00am West Coast). Details and registration info are online .
Apollo, the cross-OS runtime that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, Ajax) to build and deploy desktop RIA's, is available for download from Labs .
Spring is next week, and it's not too late to sign up. Once again they've lined up top-notch speakers including fellow Adobians John Cummings and Kevin Hoyt, as well as Phillip Kerman, Rob Gonda, Joseph Lowery, Steve Drucker, Dan Switzer, and many other well known names. It's been a few years since...
Ben Nadel has written up a report on CFUnited Express in New York City last week. I'm glad he enjoyed the event, I certainly did. And if you are in the Atlanta area, we'll be doing it again this week.
I just arrived in New York City, where I'll be presenting "An Introduction To Apollo Application Development" tomorrow at CFUnited Express . I'll be presenting the same session in Atlanta next week.