I’m going through the “Rich Internet Applications with Flex and Java” by guys from Farata Systems.
Overall I like that authors are hardcore consultants with deep knowledge of Java, so it is very easy to understand the concepts that book presents as they are targeted to Java developers specifically. I also like the fact that there are quite afew good tips that help java developers broaden their horizons by thinking outside the JAVA and/or Static WEB.
On the other hand it seems that the samples applications are designed in a way where you a going through hundreds of pages and multiple modifications of code without the ability to run it.
I’m on chapter 5 right now, developing stocks portfolio application hooking up with FDS, and it is really painful as it’s not always clear of which file needs to be changed as well on setting up the Flex Builder 2 FDS project.
I wish that authors would also ship sample code with the Ebook (pdf).
[Flex] RTMP-Server failed to start up: java.net.BindException: Address already in use: bind
This weird exception happened for me when I inserted destination with url property into the wrong configuration file. URL destinations should go to proxy-config.xml.
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Hey Alexey, I’d love to see a full review of the book when you finish it. With this review it sounds like you have a pretty good idea of what you’re looking for and are honest about what you like and don’t like. If you do write up a review, drop me an email and let me know.
Did you send your feedback directly to authors — say, in form of comment to RIA Book announcement — http://flexblog.faratasystems.com/?p=171 ?
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