Adobe AIR in Action

by: Lott et al

On-line Price: $55.95 (includes GST) Paperback package 317 20%Off Retail Price You save: $14.00 _____________________ N.Sydney : In Stock	Retail Price: $69.95 Publisher: MANNING,14.08.08 Category: Adobe AIR Level: B/I/A ISBN: 1933988487 ISBN13: 9781933988481
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Adobe AIR is one of the hottest topics in rich application development. This exciting new technology is still in beta, but it's already being adopted by such web giants as eBay. With AIR, Web developers use their existing skills to build rich applications that flow seamlessly between the internet and the desktop. Adobe AIR in Action introduces AIR to developers familiar with Flex and JavaScript, showing them how to build solid AIR- driven desktop and hybrid applications. Using small examples, the expert authors walk web developers through the new topics they will need to develop AIR applications for the desktop. Readers will learn the essential features of the AIR API with examples and code samples that web professionals can use to get up and running in AIR quickly. The book describes how to create and customize native windows, read and write files and folders on the local file system.