[Update: This screencast has been updated for Flex 3. Read more about it [here][1].]

Many times I am asked "Where do I start learning about Flex?". Most of the time I point them to <a href="http://flex.org" target="_blank">flex.org</a> as a starting point. However it is often just easier to see the product in action. So I recorded a screencast of me building a simple Flex app with Flex Builder. Here it is:

<a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/media/flexapp/" target="_blank">http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/media/flexapp/</a>

I hope this is helpful to those of you new to Flex. After you watch the screencast, <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/openflextrial" target="_blank">download Flex Builder</a> and give it a try. If you find yourself saying things like "Wow! Coding is fun again!" or "I had no idea RIA programming was so easy!", Welcome to Flexland! A few years ago I found myself in Flexland and to me it's like being in the mountains... Once you are there, you never want to be anywhere else. :)

 [1]: http://www.jamesward.org/wordpress/2008/03/11/new-flex-screencast-and-videocoverflow-component/