Flex 2 Released
June 29th, 2006
Well Flex 2 has been released along with the Flash 9 player needed for Flex 2 applications. To top it off they have also released the preview of the Flash 9 authoring tool. It’s a big time for Adobe and worth a post.
There are also a few Flex development resources worth mentioning, the devnet and flex.org.
I thing its worth mentioning the pricing model in GBP :
Flex 2 SDK: Free as in beer
Flex 2 Builder: £370.12 a license. Free trial available.
Flex 2 Charting: £235.95 a license
Flex 2 Data Services: There is a free express edition for use on one application on one CPU. (Do Adobe realise that you can barely buy a one CPU server anymore, minimum spec is usually two making it pretty useless?). The full Enterprise edition is going to be priced per CPU, I would suggest haggling/negotiating over the price as with any Enterprise software.
Ruby On Rails at the London Flash Platform User Group
June 15th, 2006
Yours truly will be giving a little talk at the London Flash Platform User Group on Thursday 22nd June
Ruby On Rails for the Flex Developer (20:15 – 21:15) – Stuart Eccles
Ruby On Rails has been one of the hyped development technologies of the last 12 months but what is it really about? Find out how you can use Ruby On Rails to build database-driven back-ends for Flex 2 applications with less lines of code than ever before.
Stefen Richter is giving a talk on Flash Media Server which i’m really excited about. The Media Server is one of the things that makes Flash unique as a true Rich Media Application.
So if you are interested in Flex, Flash or Ruby On Rails and you are hanging around London the sign up at http://www.lfpug.com/
UPDATE:
O’Reilly have been kind enough to give me 5 copies of Agile Web Development with Rails and 5 vouchers for a free copy of their new book Ruby On Rails: Up and Running to give away as prizes to attendees.
So register over at LFPUG to be entered for the draw.