Excelent news.... +1 for pre order!!!
Att, Diogo. 2014/1/24 Joseph Balderson <n...@joeflash.ca> > Thanks for the testimonial, Peter. It was a great pleasure working with > you and > the others on the Wrox book back in '09. > > I'm not looking for writing partners on the upcoming Flex book at the > moment, > but we'll see how it goes. I did need a tech editor, but the position has > been > filled by Justin Mclean. > > Do keep posting your suggestions to the "Apache Flex Book Topic Wish List" > thread though, that would be appreciated. See start of the thread for > details. > > I'll keep everyone updated when I hear back from O'Reilly. > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Joseph Balderson, Flex & Flash Platform Developer :: http://joeflash.ca > Author, Professional Flex 3 :: http://tinyurl.com/proflex3book > > Peter Ent wrote: > > To anyone who is interested in working on this project with Joseph: I > > worked with him a few years ago on the WROX Press book, "Adobe Flex 3", > > with a number of other authors. Joseph is a really good project leader > and > > helped guide me through the process and help me shape the chapters I > wrote. > > > > I think Flex is doing really well, especially given the number of > > downloads it gets with each release. It is surprising that it gets panned > > sometimes as being 'dead' or going away considering all of the activity. > > The focus on the mobile platform is so strong at the moment so I hope > that > > is a major element in the book. > > > > I don't have time to participate on the book project due to personal > > commitments, but I think anyone who does participate will enjoy the > > process. > > > > Best, > > Peter Ent > > Adobe Systems > > > > On 1/23/14 9:13 AM, "John Gardiner" <jwegardi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> An Apache Flex book will be a great statement of intent for the future > of > >> the technology. I hope this can be realised. > >> > >> My own experience is that Apache Flex is being re-adopted in a number of > >> significant domains, especially when used in conjunction with Adobe Air. > >> However, as I am sure others here have experienced, the quantity of > stale > >> information on the web (broken links to blogs, wikis, examples, > libraries, > >> etc.) is incredibly frustrating and can be a massive time thief. > >> > >> Therefore, assuming an Apache Flex Cookbook in future, my personal > >> suggestion would be to use the initial book to rationalise this and > other > >> information on the wiki. Walkthrough examples of how to Mavenise an SDK > >> and > >> configure builds using the latest versions of Flexmojos and Flexunit > (the > >> other projects donated to Apache) would also be really powerful. > >> > >> I offer my services towards this project in any capacity and will > >> certainly > >> pre-order if this is helpful to the cause. > >> > >> Keep up the great work everyone. > >> > >> > >> On 23 January 2014 08:38, Arne Broedel <arne.broe...@googlemail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Great I love to read this thread and feel the engagement. I would want > a > >>> copy just because this community drives it. > >>> Am 23.01.2014 09:07 schrieb "Patel Amit" <amitpowerpe...@gmail.com>: > >>> > >>>> Here what I want to into the wishlist as following :: > >>>> > >>>> - Apache Flex new sdks and improvement on Adobe flex 4.6 > >>>> - New Apache Flex components related to 4.10 sdks if any > >>>> - Connect with different technologies [Java , Dot net ,PHP] > >>>> - There should be some Mobile and Tablets demo > >>>> - Also we can cover the Falcon > >>>> - There should be also the demo to build the application using > >>> Mustella > >>>> framework > >>>> - FlexUnit > >>>> - some reference link related to Apache flex showcase > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Joseph Balderson <n...@joeflash.ca> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Thanks for your contributions Thiago. Let's table wish list items > >>> to a > >>>>> separate > >>>>> thread. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> _______________________________________________________________________ > >>>>> Joseph Balderson, Flex & Flash Platform Developer :: > >>> http://joeflash.ca > >>>>> Author, Professional Flex 3 :: http://tinyurl.com/proflex3book > >>>>> > >>>>> a...@a00s.com wrote: > >>>>>> Hi > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Wish list, that I think it is important to those who want to > >>> start. > >>>>>> Just my opinion, things that took me long time to understand, that > >>>> could > >>>>>> be very simple and quickly if I could found in one place. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 1) How to download Flex. Looks stupid but once you download and > >>> install > >>>>>> you start to wondering. OK now what I do? It was my first reaction > >>> when > >>>>>> moved to apache. It was my first time downloading separately from > >>> Adobe > >>>>>> builder. > >>>>>> 2) How to setup Flex with adobe builder > >>>>>> 3) How to setup Flex with Intelij > >>>>>> 4) Probably the most important in my view: How to connect a flex > >>>>>> application with a database (maybe how to setup tomcat, blazeds) > >>>>>> 5) How to use external resourses with Flex like javascript. To > >>> show > >>>> that > >>>>>> Flex its not a competitor of other languages but a language to > >>> build > >>>> the > >>>>>> entire application, doesnt matter if will need to put together > >>>>>> javascript, applet... > >>>>>> 6) Show how to make 3d objects, not sure if the 3rd solution will > >>> allow > >>>>>> this one. > >>>>>> 7) How to print. Any business application will need that at some > >>> point, > >>>>>> and many times we need a clear text to print, not a postscript > >>> image, > >>>>>> maybe how to convert in PDF. > >>>>>> 8) How to check why your application is crashing the browser and > >>> how > >>> to > >>>>>> debug. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> thanks for starting this book > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thiago Maia > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 1/22/2014 7:59 PM, Joseph Balderson wrote: > >>>>>>> Thanks Justin. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> One rule of thumb for time involved is 1-2 hours per page for > >>> authors > >>>>>>> -- that's > >>>>>>> me -- and 5-10 minutes per page for tech editing -- that's you > >>> Justin. > >>>>>>> Which is > >>>>>>> why, if a book goes past 400 pages, you need more than one > >>> author, > >>>>>>> unless you're > >>>>>>> David Gassner who can crack off a 1000-page Flex Bible book all > >>> by > >>>>>>> himself (god > >>>>>>> only knows how the hell he does it). Given the scope of the book, > >>> I'm > >>>>>>> probably > >>>>>>> looking at 6 months to write, with tech editing as it's written, > >>> so > >>>>>>> there's > >>>>>>> time. Professional Adobe Flex 3 only had two tech editors, and > >>> that > >>>> was > >>>>> a > >>>>>>> 1400-page book (in retrospect we probably should have had three, > >>> but > >>>>>>> whaddyagonnado?) If you find you need help with the tech editing > >>>>>>> Justin, we'll > >>>>>>> cross that bridge when we get to it, but for now consider that > >>> post > >>> to > >>>>>>> be filled > >>>>>>> by you. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> There are three possible classic "animal" books I could do with > >>>>>>> O'Reilly for > >>>>>>> Apache Flex -- one is the "Programming Foo" series, the other is > >>> the > >>>>> "Foo > >>>>>>> Cookbook" series, and the third are "Developing Fum Applications > >>> for > >>>>> Foo" > >>>>>>> micro-books. The last book on Flex in the "Programming" series > >>> was > >>>>>>> "Programming > >>>>>>> Flex 3" by Chafic Kazoun & Joey Lott, so we're due for an update. > >>>>>>> There is a > >>>>>>> "Flex 4 Cookbook" and some Flex 4.5 micro-books by Rich Tretola > >>> back > >>>>>>> in 2011, > >>>>>>> but nothing recent. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I think we'll go with a "Programming Apache Flex" book this time, > >>> with > >>>>> an > >>>>>>> emphasis on the Spark portion of the framework, and what's been > >>>>>>> updated since > >>>>>>> Adobe Flex 4.6, rather than going over everything, considering > >>> the > >>>>>>> wealth of > >>>>>>> information already published on Flex 3 and 4. And also because I > >>>>>>> don't want to > >>>>>>> embark on another monster book project; we'll keep it at around > >>> 400 > >>>>>>> pages, which > >>>>>>> would be easier to sell to O'Reilly. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Doing an "Apache Flex Cookbook" would be a nice second book, but > >>> as > >>> a > >>>>>>> collaborative effort, because it would be a bit of a monster to > >>> do, > >>>>>>> considering > >>>>>>> that the "Flex 4 Cookbook" weighed in at 740 pages. If O'Reilly > >>> gets a > >>>>>>> good ROI > >>>>>>> (i.e. it breaks even ;) on this first book, they might consider > >>> doing > >>>>> the > >>>>>>> cookbook. But we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> What I will need people's input on, when the book proposal is > >>>>>>> approved, are > >>>>>>> general ideas, or rather a wish list of "what you'd like to see > >>> in > >>> the > >>>>>>> book", > >>>>>>> keeping in mind what kind of book this will be. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I'll keep everyone updated as I hear from them. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> _______________________________________________________________________ > >>>>>>> Joseph Balderson, Flex & Flash Platform Developer :: > >>>> http://joeflash.ca > >>>>>>> Author, Professional Flex 3 :: http://tinyurl.com/proflex3book > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Justin Mclean wrote: > >>>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> You'll do fine, Justin. As long as you're willing to put in the > >>> time > >>>>>>>>> to read and > >>>>>>>>> double-read the entire book (usually as it's written chapter by > >>>>>>>>> chapter) > >>>>>>>> OK I'm in - but that shouldn't stop other people from wanting to > >>> help > >>>>>>>> out as well. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>>> Justin > >>>>>> > > > > >
