Hi, this is Kelly. I am a Senior Support Technical Lead with ESRI Support Services. I’ve been working with the ArcGIS Server API for Flex on an internal project. While working with ArcGIS Server API for Flex, I have used several resources that I’ve found useful, so I thought I’d share them with you.
ArcGIS Resource Center – Your first stop should be the Flex section of the ArcGIS Resource Center. There you can download the API, browse live samples, read the documentation, and contribute sample code you’ve created or download code provided by others in the user community. You can also access the user forums for the Flex API.
Flex Sample Viewer – Want to get up and running quickly? Then you may want to check out the Flex Sample Viewer available for download in the Code Gallery on the ArcGIS Resource Center. All the source code for the viewer is provided, and it includes a developer guide with lots of information on how to extend the viewer.
ESRI Blogs - This gateway allows you to easily search the ESRI blogs for content on various topics. There is tons of useful information here on working with the Flex API.
Thunderhead Explorer – This is another blog resource; this one is from an ESRI Software Architect. It contains lots of samples and informative posts.
ESRI Developer Summit 2009 – There were several useful Flex presentations at the 2009 Developer Summit. If you missed them at the Summit, several of the sessions were recorded and are available on the resource center’s Media Gallery.
Tour de Flex - This is an application that’s installed on your desktop and allows you to easily explore samples that show how to use the core Flex components, data access, effects, skinning, and some third party components. The samples are very basic, which can be useful when you are first trying to learn Flex.
Flex Learning Pathways – Great tutorials, samples and other resources that guide you through the process of learning Flex.
I hope you find these resources as useful as I have when working with ArcGIS Server API for Flex.
-Kelly Hutchins, Senior Support Technical Lead, ESRI Support Services