My team is about to build a new product and we are using Flex as the front end. There are other book posts on stackoverflow, but I couldn't find one that matched my needs.
My manager will be purchasing books for our team to use as a resource so...
What are the best books about Flex (including using a web browser, or Adobe AIR applications)?
(Please list each book suggestion in a separate answer)
(If your suggestion is already posted, vote it up!)
For getting started with AIR and Flex:
Adobe AIR for Flex Developers Pocketguide (online version)
http://www.tostring.org/books/adobe-air-for-flex-developers-pocketguide/ (no longer active)
(note, Im one of the authors of that book).
For Flex:
Programming Flex 3
http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Flex-Comprehensive-Creating-Applications/dp/0596516215/
(not out yet, but about to ship). I have read a preview copy of this.
ActionScript
Essential ActionScript 3
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-ActionScript-3-0/dp/0596526946/
(considered the ActionScript bible)
hope that helps...
mike chambers
you have to pay but i highly recommend the lynda.com video tutorials (at least for the adobe products). They offer a great grasp on the fundamentals, a good foothold into advanced concepts.
I got given a copy of The Essential Guide To Flex 3 at the FOWA08 show and whilst I've not had chance to read through it in depth, it takes a different approach to the other Flex books I've used. It seems approach things with the focus much more on data rather than GUI - how to get data into your app, how to use it and how to manipulate it (not to say it ignores the GUI side of things!).
My first impressions are good ... In return for the free book, I promised I'd write a review of it on Amazon (currently at 4.5 avg) or my blog whether it be good or bad, so when I get chance, I'll link to that!
Cheers, Phill.