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Matthew Keefe is a new-media designer and developer with a strong background in application development for the Web and offline. Matt is the author of the Flash and PHP Bible.

Charles A. Christiansen Jr. is a senior software engineer who currently uses Java and Flex 3. Charles has written applications that run the gamut — from heavy client Java applications that use RMI over dialup to fast, lightweight Web applications that use Spring and Hibernate.

Introduction.

Part I: Installation and Getting Started.

Chapter 1: Setting Up the Java Development Environment.

Chapter 2: Configuring Flex for Java Development.

Chapter 3: Similarities between Java and Flex.

Chapter 4: Understanding the Flex Application Development Process.

Part II: Connecting Java and Flex.

Chapter 5: Sending Data from Flex.

Chapter 6: Writing Java Web Applications.

Chapter 7: Using JUnit and FlexUnit to Test Your Applications.

Chapter 8: Relational Databases.

Chapter 9: Java and Databases.

Chapter 10: Building a Basic Database-Powered Flex Application.

Chapter 11: Developing a Stock Ticker with BlazeDS.

Part III: Building Advanced Applications.

Chapter 12: Developing a Storefront Server Application with Java.

Chapter 13: Developing a Storefront Server Application with Flex.

Chapter 14: Building a Real-Time Messaging System.

Chapter 15: Extending Java and Flex Development.

Chapter 16: Advanced Development.

Appendix: Installing Adobe Flex and Adobe Flex Builder.

Glossary.

Index.