Listen to the Flex Show interview with Bruce Eckel and me. Then let me know what you think.

In a few weeks I’ll be stopping by the Atlanta Java User Group and the Chicago Flex and AIR Developers Group:

Atlanta - August 19, 2008 - Rich Internet Applications with Flex and Java

Chicago - August 20, 2008 - The Future of Flex, Flash Player, and AIR

Hope to see you there!

Here is a recording from my presentation about Flex Best Practices / Flex Architectural Patterns at the NLJUG. Sorry that the audio is not great on this one. It turned into more of a discussion than a presentation. Let me know what you think.

Here is the recording of a presentation I gave at the NLJUG a few weeks ago on Flex and Java. I hope you find this useful. Let me know what you think.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be presenting at a few conferences:

GeoWeb - Map Based RIA Development Using Adobe Flex and AIR with Duane Nickull

OSCON - Flex: the Open Source SDK for RIAs also with Duane

LinuxWorld - Building Rich Internet Applications with an Open Source Stack

I hope to see some of you at those conferences.

Recently I did an interview with Anthony Franco, President of EffectiveUI, about Flex, Adobe AIR, and Rich Internet Applications. Check it out and let me know what you think.

This week I’m in Europe speaking at various Java User Groups about integrating Flex and Java. I tend to move quickly through code demos so many people have asked me how they can continue learning. Here are a few resources to get you started:

InfoQ Article: Building Web and Desktop Applications with BlazeDS and AMF

Adobe TV Video: Flex Messaging Service

Adobe TV Video: The Data Management Service in LiveCycle Data Services

Email List: JavaFlexCoders Yahoo! Group

It’s hard to believe that Adobe MAX 2008 in the US is only 4 months away! It’s going to be another great MAX and I really hope that you can make it. This year I have one session:

Working with Data in Flex

Explore various methods for accessing data in applications built with Flex 3. We’ll discuss how to connect with back ends such as ColdFusion, PHP, .NET, and Java using REST and XML, Web Services, Remoting, Messaging, and the LiveCycle Data Management Service. We’ll also discuss underlying formats such as XML and how to manipulate it using E4X, AMF3, and JSON.

The last few weeks my wife and I have been tromping around the Alps (and we climbed Mont Blanc!) Now it’s time to get back to work. This week I’m visiting a few Java User Groups to talk about the usual topics: Adobe AIR and Flex

Here is the schedule:

July 7 - Zurich Java User Group

July 8 - Paris Java User Group

July 9 - Amsterdam NLJUG