360Flexpress Hands-On Training » San Jose http://www.360flexpress.com Learn what it takes to get hired! Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 The plan for Day 1 of 360|Flexpress http://www.360flexpress.com/blog/2009/10/the-plan-for-day-1-of-360flexpress/ http://www.360flexpress.com/blog/2009/10/the-plan-for-day-1-of-360flexpress/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:52:09 +0000 Tom http://www.360flexpress.com/?p=18 When I managed Silvafug, there was always a common need: Get new Flex developers up to speed so they can get hired (or excel in a new role as Flex developer).  In order to do that, you need to teach skills beyond just the technical (”This is a var”). You need to teach people how to think about not just what they are going to create, but how they are going to create it and why.

I’ve worked on many different kinds of projects from small to large.  I’ve seen where the pain points are and have gone through some tough moments in the dev cycle that could have been avoided. My goal with the Day 1 training is to not only teach you Flex skills, but also the non-Flex skills that are going to help make you succeed.

The world at large still has a void of Flex developers.  There are many positions that I know of that stay unfulfilled because there are no qualified devs to fill them.  The goal of this training weekend is to help get the local bay area developers up to speed and filling those roles.

For those that have a Flex job or just a passing interest in Flex as a future role, there will be just as much information for you.  You will see what to expect in your new role and learn if Flex really is something you want to spend your waking hours doing.

Mind you, this is just Day 1.  Thomas Burleson, a world renowned expert in Cairngorm, will be sharing his expertise on Day 2.  It’s just $149 for both days or $99 for each day separately if you can only do one. Register now and get prepared to get your Flex on.

Stay tuned, the next post will have more info on what to expect when you arrive for day one!

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For example:

  • the primary author for the Adobe Cairngorm courseware (available on Adobe labs).  In fact, I presented first the Cairngorm courseware in Rotterdam, NE with Matt Boles, Leo Schumann, and James Talbot
  • the original architect and founder of the Cairngorm Extensions [CGX]; which provide amazing extensions that vastly simplify the real-world uses of Cairngorm. The CGX  is now open-sourced on Google and used in 100s of RIAs worldwide
  • the primary trainer for Cairngorm dev teams at SAP (Palo Alto), Oracle, Oppenheimer Funds, UniversalMind, and many more.
  • a major contributor to the Mate MVC framework
  • an industry expert of il8n and RIA localizations (best practices, integration, deployment, etc)

Thomas will be spending the entire day Sunday going over advanced MVC topics, including

  • Explore the FlexStore code with pre- and post-MVC usages.
  • Present best practices and “danger” areas when using Cairngorm,
  • and (if time allows)… explore the CGX add-ons for event scheduling, custom events, callbacks, delegate factories, etc.

Don’t worry, if you’re not sure if Cairngorm is for you, or even if you’re sure it IS NOT for you. Thomas’ session will be worth it. You’ll elevate your game no matter your position on Cairngorm.

Register now! Seats aren’t going to last long!

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On Saturday, Tom’s gonna walk folks through the basics of building Flex apps.  He’ll very quickly cover the basics of building Flex apps, then spend most of the day on topics such as custom component building and using events.

On Sunday, you’ll learn how to take a simple application and write it from scratch in both Cairngorm and PureMVC.  This will help you understand the similarities and differences between these two frameworks.

The pricing for this event is pretty straight forward. If you only want/need 1 day (Saturday or Sunday), it’s $99. Pick your day, show up and get your learn on.

If you want both days,  it’s $149 for both days. You’re not gonna get 2 days of hands-on training for a better price anywhere. These are going to be hands-on sessions, not simple overviews.  You can expect labs that will require you to write code, so you’ll not only learn the principles but how to apply them.

By the end of Sunday night, you’ll be ready to sit in on the 300+ level sessions at 360|Flex San Jose!

Oh and if (as we hope) you’re doing the Hands-On to ramp up for 360|Flex, you’ll be happy to know each attendee of 360|Flexpress will get a discount on the big show!

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