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.

Then for the fun stuff, I'll show some examples of the powerful stuff you can do with this, like video recording with red5.

Finally, I'll end with a brief talk about how to do these sorts of projects with AJAX rather than Flex, highlighting youMashTube as a case study.

This session sponsored by Colingo Labs LLC. Colingo Labs provides web development services for a sustainable future.