Merapi is churning... out comes "Hello World"

I've been getting a lot of e-mails from people regarding Merapi lately. So, I thought it'd be a good idea to put together a "Hello World" screen cast. In the video below you'll see a very simple use case of the framework: An AIR application that connects to Merapi on startup and receives a String from Java that's shown in a Flex Label control.



So, what does this mean? It means..
 - The framework is coming together and we'll be looking for your questions and concerns about how we're implementing it.
 - A private alpha will be on it's way very soon.
 - More screen casts will be coming.
 - There's real code now. Merapi is now classified as active.

[ Update - Dave goes into more detail on the latest : Merapi says "Hello World" - 1.0 Framework nears completion ]

LFFS - 7: Helpful Resources For Learning Flex (part one)

The latest post in the Learning Flex from Scratch series is up. It focuses on the online resources Scott has found useful while learning Flex. We'll be doing more of these posts as the series continues, but you can also check out the del.icio.us account that Scott setup for LFFS. Here you will find the URLs of the resources he finds valuable while learning Flex and writing Learning Flex from Scratch.

thanks for reading

-adam

More Inside RIA Blogging

Apart from the Learning Flex From Scratch series I'll be doing some guest blogging on my own from time-to-time. My first post is on 360|Flex San Jose.

Thanks to Rich for making me a two time Inside RIA guest blogger.

LFFS - 5 & 6 are out

Looks like I forgot to do a post announcing LFFS 5 and now 6 is out as well.

In LFFS 5 Scotty is taking us into the world of ActionScript loops and conditionals. Need a beginners look at a for, for in, for in each, while, or do while loop? Look no further than LFFS.

In LFFS 6 we're jumping into Arrays. This post is an introductory look at using Arrays in ActionScript. It is by no means comprehensive, and doesn't touch on collections yet, but it's a good way to jump in to the concept.

Thanks for reading
-adam