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2. MAINFRAME REACH RICH Text UI Integrated media GUI CLIENT/SERVER WEB APPLICATIONS 2004 1992 1998 RICH INTERNET APPLICATIONS Applications have evolved

8. Being a dialect of XML, standard validity rules apply: tags must be closed, and all the other XML rules apply. Pattern: Mxml

9. MXML and ActionScript <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot; ?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx=&quot;http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml&quot; xmlns=&quot;*&quot; layout=&quot;vertical” creationComplete=&quot;initApp()&quot;> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ public function initApp():void { mainTxt.text = “Hello World!!”; } public function sayHello():void { Alert.show(“Hello World!!”); } ]]> </mx:Script>

10. <mx:Label id=&quot;title&quot; fontSize=&quot;24&quot; fontStyle=&quot;bold” text='&quot;Hello, world!&quot; Example'/> <mx:TextArea id = &quot;mainTxt&quot; width=&quot;250&quot;/> <mx:Button id=“btn” width=“20” click=“sayHello()”/> </mx:Application

11. How Flex Works in the Browser Compile(mxmlc) Flex SDK Browser Flash Player Browser Flash Player Existing Applications & Infrastructure J2EE Application Server LC Data Services XML/HTTP REST SOAP Web Services Web Server Flex SDK

13. LAST BUT NOT LEAST FLEX IS FLEXIBLE