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Upcoming Presos: Flash Camp Chicago, Devnexus & Flex on the Cloud in Atlanta, Java Posse Roundup, and TSSJS Las Vegas

James Ward — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:39:15 +0000

I’ll be attending and presenting at a number of great events over the next few weeks:

February 26 Flash Camp Chicago
March 8 – 9 Devnexus in Atlanta
March 10 Flex in the Cloud in Atlanta
March 16 – 19 Java Posse Roundup in Crested Butte, Colorado
March 17 – 19 The Server Side Java Symposium in Las Vegas

I hope to see you at these events!

Flex 4 and Java Basics Video

James Ward — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:41:46 +0000

Here is a new screencast that walks through the basics of integrating Flex 4 and Java:

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London Event Tomorrow: RIAs with Java, Spring, Hibernate, BlazeDS, and Flex

James Ward — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:33:12 +0000

Tomorrow night, Wednesday Feburary 10 2010, I’ll be speaking to the London Java Community about RIAs with Java, Spring, Hibernate, BlazeDS, and Flex. I hope to see you there!

Flex 4, Java, Spring, and Hibernate in Flash Builder 4

James Ward — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:30:26 +0000

Last week I posted a screencast that walks through the basics of connecting a Flex 4 application to a Java / Spring back-end with the new Data Wizards in Flash Builder 4. Here is a new video that extends beyond just simple RPC method calls and adds Hibernate for persistence. Let me know what you think.

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Flash Builder 4 Data Wizards with Java / Spring

James Ward — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:19:41 +0000

Connecting a Flex 4 application to a Java / Spring back-end couldn’t be easier in Flash Builder 4’s new Data Wizards. I’ve recorded a screencast that shows how to set up the web application project, configure Spring & BlazeDS, and then build a Flex 4 application that connects to the Java / Spring back-end. Check it out and let me know what you think.

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Upcoming Flex and Java Presentations in Zurich and Dallas

James Ward — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:38 +0000

Here are a few upcoming Flex and Java presentations I’ll be giving:

Thursday October 29 in Zurich – RIAs with Java, Spring, Hibernate, BlazeDS, and Flex
Thursday November 12 in Dallas – Java and Flex
Friday November 13 in Plano, TX – Flex and the Cloud @ TexFlex09

I hope to see you there!

Flex and Java in Chicago and Ann Arbor

James Ward — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:48:11 +0000

This month I’ll be presenting about Flex and Java at the Chicago and Ann Arbor Java User Groups:

Also on September 22 I’ll be doing a Flex Jam in Ann Arbor (all day coding and exploration).

I hope to see some of you at one of these events!

Flex and Java Festivities Next Week in Florida

James Ward — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:31:49 +0000

I’ll be in Florida next week for a few great Flex and Java events:

Tuesday August 25 – Flex Jam in Winter Park, FL – This is a bring your own laptop, self-paced learning event. Anyone, at any level of Flex knowledge is welcome.
Wednesday August 26 – Flex and Java at the GatorJUG
Thursday August 27 – Flex and Java at the Orlando JUG

If you live in Florida then I hope to see you at these events!

Tour de Flex and Java – Sacramento, San Diego, Detroit, and Salt Lake City

James Ward — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:09:30 +0000

I’ll be presenting about Flex and Java at some Java User Groups over the next few weeks. Here’s the lineup:

Hope to see you at one of these JUGs!

DZone Podcast about Adobe AIR, Flex, and Java

James Ward — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:53:43 +0000

I recently recorded a podcast with James Sugrue for DZone. In the podcast we talk about why Flex and Adobe AIR are relevant to Java developers. You can either listen to the podcast or read transcribed text. It’s good to see DZone doing a lot more Flex related content including the Refcardz I’ve co-authored: Very First Steps in Flex and Flex and Spring Integration.

Let me know what you think of the podcast. Thanks!