Thank you very much for all the info. I think the key word I was looking for was EJB. Is this what I will develop in order to start using Flex Data Services?
Any suggestions on the server software needed to run EJB & J2EE? Again I am moving from a Microsoft, .net, IIS environment so I am completly new to all this. Thanks Aaron --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "simonjpalmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sun has a very comprehensive online documentation of the Java language. > > This is a good book if you are a seasoned developer and just wanting > to pick up Java "Java In A Nutshell" by David Flanagan, O'Reilly. > > Another really good book is "Just Java 2" by Peter van der Linden, Sun > Microsystems Press. I learnt Java from these (C++ background) and I > recommend both. > > There aren't really variations of Java itself, so a basic grounding in > the language is something that you can use whatever you end up doing. > However there are lots of design and coding patterns around Java > which give high productivity, especially when using Java to write > server software, which is probably what you mean by Java as it relates > to Flex. Java doesn't specifically relate to flex or vice versa, but > there is middleware which serialises between Java and ActionScript, > such as FDS. > > On the server you will need to look at EJB and J2EE and I would > recommend Spring, although it takes a bit of getting your head around, > and Hibernate if you are persisting your data relationally. These are > all frameworks for coding which, with supporting packages from 3rd > parties, give a high degree of productivity in writing scalable Java > servers. It is truly amazing how much fee code there is available. > > You'll probably wind up with Eclipse as an IDE too, so it is worth > familiarising yourself with that. Don't expect the Microsoft IDE, but > it is pretty good all the same. > > I'm sure lots of people will comment, but i hope that gives you some > first pointers of what to google. > > Good luck > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "aaronvm707" <vestamedia@> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I have begun working with Flex a couple of months ago and have been > > learning fairly quickly. I come from a Microsoft ASP.net background, > > but would prefer to work with Flex & Java. Can anyone suggest > > resources and/or books to start learning Java as it relates to Flex. > > There seams to be many variations of Java for different development > > needs & I am not sure where to begin. Thanks > > > > Aaron > > >
