Matt Woodward

Presentation: Flex and ColdFusion - Mysteries Revealed!
ColdFusion developers are excited about Flex, but many don't know how to get started and have trouble wrapping their CF brains around theFlex world view. It is indeed a brave new world, but ColdFusion serves as a great backend for Flex applications, so armed with some keyknowledge, CF developers can take full advantage of what Flex has to offer.

Come to this session to learn:

• How to set up a Flex/ColdFusion project in Flex Builder
• How to break free of the request/response mindset
• How to create a simple remote proxy CFC that allows Flex to talk to your ColdFusion application
• How to pass ColdFusion Components (CFCs) and ActionScript Classesback and forth between Flex and ColdFusion
• The importance of custom events in Flex

This is a lot to cover in 45 minutes, but with this overview you'll
have just enough Flex knowledge to be one dangerous ColdFusion-driven
RIA developer!

Bio
Matt Woodward is Principal IT Specialist for the Office of the Sergeant at Arms at the United States Senate. Matt is a long-time ColdFusion developer, a former Adobe Community Expert for ColdFusion, the manager of the Capitol Hill User Group, and he co-hosts the ColdFusion Weekly Podcast.