Join a panel of leading experts from enterprise solution providers Universal Mind, Ensemble, Cynergy, and EffectiveUI as they discuss how and where they position Flex and Adobe Flash as winning enterprise RIA technology solutions. Come away with strategies for pitching Flex based solutions and defending Flash as HTML5 gains momentum.

Take a long, hard look at the state of the web, the history of Flex, and the future of the framework. These days, the web is inundated with an endless host of pundits, bloggers, and Twitter junkies upset about the uncertain future of Adobe Flash, HTML5, and native applications. Where are these technologies going? What are their strengths and weaknesses? And how does Flex fit in? This session will give several solid reasons why it's still one of the best technologies a web developer can learn.

Stay ahead of the curve and get the lowdown on the latest capabilities of the Flex Software Development Kit (SDK). The Flex SDK team has been relentlessly working to churn out releases faster than ever before. If you're interested in mobile development, this is a must see. There may even be a few surprises!

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn how to make the Panel skin more flexible by allowing it to access custom variables set in a custom component.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn about the Spark primitive classes that let you draw shapes using MXML tags, and how to integrate shapes drawn in other tools.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn how to create Spark component skins, work with the skinnable Spark containers, and use constraint-based layout to position the container content within a skin.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn to style an application using advanced CSS selectors, including the descendant, pseudo and ID selectors.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn how to enhance an application by using global application styles and defining CSS styles for the Flex framework components and custom components.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn about the Spark control properties and the elements of the Text Layout Framework.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn about the Spark text controls.