From: Dan Jacobs Subject: WebTech Tues 3/15 IBM Waltham - Macromedia Flex Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:05:39 +0000 Hi everyone, This month's WebTech meeting will be on Tuesday, March 15th (the Ides of March!), from 7 to 9 pm, at the IBM Innovation Center for Business Partners (formerly known as the SPC) in Waltham. Details and directions will be on the group website at http://www.acm.org/chapters/webtech. We've got a special presentation this month on Macromedia Flex, presented by John Bennett, an architect in Macromedia's consulting group. Flex offers a powerful alternative to standard HTML-and-JavaScript based web application development. This is definitely something to learn about! Also, don't forget to check out the upcoming Professional Development Seminars being offered by the Greater Boston Chapter of the ACM. More information is available at http://www.gbcacm.org I hope to see you there. Dan Jacobs Chairman, ACM WebTech Chapter - http://www.acm.org/chapters/webtech President, ModelObjects Group - http://www.modelobjects.com President, JPlates, Inc. - http://www.jplates.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About the presentation: What is Flex? The Flex presentation server delivers a standards-based programming methodology and runtime services for developing and deploying the presentation tier of applications that combine the richness of the desktop with the reach of the web - Rich Internet Applications. See the Flex home page at macromedia.com for additional information about Flex: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flex/ The presentation will be tailored for professional Java architects and developers. It will begin with an overview of Flex to paint the "big picture" of the technology and how it relates with other enterprise technologies. Then we will look at sample Flex programs that exemplify the key features of Flex and how these features can be used to address business problems of various types. Next we will look at code samples selected to show key aspects of the Flex development environment and how Flex permits the application of software engineering principles to client-side development. This presentation can be as interactive as the audience desires. About the presenter: John Bennett is an architect in the recently formed Macromedia Consulting group. Macromedia Consulting acts as a catalyst for Flex development projects with strategic customers and partners, driving early phase development projects that demonstrate best practices in Rich Internet Application development. Before joining Macromedia, John was an architect and developer creating enterprise software solutions for financial services companies.