A new group in Brighton has been setup to share the talent of flash developers in the area. www.flashcodersbrighton.org

As well as skillswap and the Brighton freelancers evenings it is a usefull addition for people wanting to take their skills in flash further. Especially with guest speakers like Aral Balkan.

I was able to attend the Flashcoders second meeting where Aral presented Flash Platform: The Next Generation

Where he gave an overview of ActionScript 3, the Flex 2 SDK and Flex Builder 2.

Building web applications using flex is built in MXML (XML format) and outputs them as SWF files. Its usefulness is a product enhancement tool. And also a complier for XML and Actionscript.

He showcased a “Hello World” example right up to an interactive game using Flex Builder.

I’ll certainly be keeping an eye on Adobe Labs and osflash.org for ongoing developments in this exciting environment.

The Flashcoders events take place at City College in Brighton. Every fortnight at 18:30hrs.

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