I have
Flexbuilder but don't use it much because I have so many out of memory
errors with it, I haven't been able to get those under control - only
happens with Flexbuilder - not with any other multimedia application.
Sounds odd.
I've used FB on an older P4 with only 1Gb ram without any problems.
As Dave said, you should probably look into tweaking the Eclipse JVM memory
If you google "Eclipse JVM" or "Eclipse ini" I'm sure something useful will come up.
Here's an article on EclipseZone:
http://eclipsezone.com/eclipse/forums/t61618.html
As for Flex books, I never looked into any of them.
There's plenty of things to get you started on the Adobe site:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/?tab:samples=1
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart.html
And I spend alot of time reading docs :)
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=Part2_DevApps_1.html
pdf of the above: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/devguide_flex3.pdf
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/index.html
regards,
Muzak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Merrill, Jason" <[email protected]>
To: "Flash Coders List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 8:06 PM
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Favorite Flex book?
(On a side note, are there people out there who are successfully using
FlashDevelop with the FlexDesignView plugin for real development? Or
should
I lay down the cash for FlexBuilder?)
I'm using FlashDevelop + the free Flex SDK from Adobe to create Flex
apps. Works great, no problems. I didn't know about the FlexDesignView
plugin until you mentioned it! My only problem with using the Flex SDK
this way is it doesn't include the charting components. I have
Flexbuilder but don't use it much because I have so many out of memory
errors with it, I haven't been able to get those under control - only
happens with Flexbuilder - not with any other multimedia application.
And I have 2GB RAM. I'm really disappointed in Adobe for not addressing
this issue - but sorry, back to your topic:
To fit your description, I like the Flex 3 Cookbook from O'Reilly press
- though I does not compare Flash and Flex if that is what you are
looking for. It's just filled with tons of examples on how you would
solve specific problems with Flex:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0596529856/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=3383658585&r
ef=pd_sl_74cudeesgv_e
For training, I like the Adobe Flex training from the source book(s). I
have the one for Flex 2, but here is the latest:
http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Flex-3-Training-Source/dp/0321529189/ref=sr_
1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239732077&sr=1-1
Some people like the Friends of Ed books too - I have some of those and
they are great, but they are for Actionscript 3 and design patterns, not
Flex. The Friends of Ed books on Flex are probably pretty good too.
Jason Merrill
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