We'll start off with an intro to Adobe Flex and why it is gaining popularity as a tool for front-end development. I'll discuss the differences between Flex, Flash, and Actionscript, and give examples of each.

Next we'll hit the trenches and I'll demo building a basic Flex application in Eclipse.

Then we'll set up a basic Drupal backend and make some services available for Flex to consume.

Finally we'll connect the dots and configure our Flex front-end to consume Drupal services.

We'll discuss the Facebook Platform, and how Facebook Applications can be implemented using the Drupal for Facebook modules.

We'll cover...

• What we mean by "facebook application"
• Facebook Connect
• Canvas Pages
• Drupal for Facebook installation and configuration
• Building for Facebook, the Drupal way!

With both Google and Yahoo's support of RDFa, the increasing use of topic hubs for SEO and the growing use of tools like Zemanta and Open Calais, publishers are realizing immediate value from semantic technologies today.

This session will introduce content delivery stake holders and developers alike to the principles behind semantic technologies and identify the ways these technologies can increase both short and long term value for publishers.

Warner Bros. Records has been using Drupal to power all online efforts for over two years. In that time, we have taken Drupal from being a mere Open Source Application Framework to being a Web Platform that rivals systems costing hundreds and thousands of times more.

Drupal is now the root of technology within our company, helping us to break acts, make records, create great experiences for fans, and innovate.

In this session, I'll present some of the technical challenges we've faced along the way, including:

• Deploying a multisite setup using a shared code-base with multiple cores and versions.
• Establishing best practices for development workflow.
• Performing database synchronizations between Dev and Prod sites.
• Performance and optimization issues.
• Aggregating data across multiple sites.

Despite the big name, the WBR Tech team is quite small (just 6 of us!) and we operate much like a startup. Come see what the fun is about!