There are quite a few different resources, some are good too, however, there really are never enough examples for the different situations we all have, right? Even the adobe live docs are good and will save you time if you use them to get started, however, what’s really really helpful is to cut and past in code (provided) built on common scenarios, like this cookbook, compile it, then modify it a bit to work with a different configuration more along your own needs. I don’t know if it would help everyone else to have a Flex 3 Cookbook forum, with chapter mods made by users to specific examples or combination of chapters, but I know chapter 5 and 19 really helped to understand how to work with Trees and xml data coming from a server.
I have the online pdf book, which I keep bookmarked in my browser for easy reference. for me, it’s one less book i need to lug around, and I for sure have at least a few books as references. However, because you need specific sections, you don’t need to be flipping through the more definitive references. This is a must have book, you can’t not not have this online version, even if you buy the hardcopy.
Flex 3 Cookbook Code-Recipes, Tips, and Tricks for RIA Developers By Joshua Noble, Todd Anderson
May 2008
Pages: 704
cost: 44.99 print, 35.99 ebook, or both 58.49
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