So what do i mean by cocktail? For .net developers, adding Flex to the mix can seem like an extremely daunting task. Many of us have had to fight internal battles to use flex because it is still perceived by many as being unproven. With that in mind how much new technology needs to be added to the mix to get a Flex and DotNet environment up and going. Do we need to add some webORB, amf, magicDotNetFlexHookup.org, fluorine, arp, to make a scalable application? Adding all these ingredients in reminds me of the fountain pop machine at the roller rink when i was a kid. We used to mix all the various flavors together, root beer, coke, lemonade, etc… we called the drink a suicide.

The truth is we can make this drink with a simple mix.

Getting Started Mix (Flex with a Splash of .Net)
Flex 2 - Proven framework already being used by large dev companies, ebay, youtube, comcast, etc… (Also known as “The Thirst Mutilator”)
Cairngorm Framework - Tons of documentation and examples. Complex flavorings, no aftertaste.
Webservices - Done in .Net, simple effective
.Net - Its the rum and coke of the development world.

Now you have all the basics you need to get started. I’ve mixed the first drink together so you can try it.

*The example shows how to retrieve a strongly typed object from .net through Flex and Cairngorm. *

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Flex Project: Download
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Related Links:
http://www.flex.org/dotnet/
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Cairngorm