Adobe AIR: A Guide for Developers

Web developers and application developers are buzzing about Adobe's new AIR runtime and the amazing possibilities it offers for bridging the gap between rich online content and the desktop. But exactly what is Adobe AIR, and how best to use it? The answer depends on what development platform you're coming from - Ajax? Flash/Flex/ActionScript? Other? - and on your understanding of how PDF, HTML, JavaScript, Flash and other tools all work within Adobe AIR. And while a raft of resources are being released that come at Adobe AIR from myriad points of view, no single book provides the single, solid foundation of how Adobe AIR works and how to develop with it, that O'Reilly's "Adobe AIR in a Nutshell" does.That's because it's a part of the "Adobe Developer Library"; the outline and manuscript are reviewed by many of the folks who built Adobe AIR and who brought it to the development fan base during the AIR Road Show tour in summer of 2007. The book's outline was built asking the critical question: What are the issues the actual AIR development team heard most often from developers and application designers?
What are the critical points about developing with Adobe AIR that need special explanation? What are the fundamental rules of learning and best practices that are emerging for optimizing your work with Adobe AIR? In short: What do developers and app designers really need to know? When it comes to getting the most out of your development time, use the resource that comes straight from the source: "Adobe AIR in a Nutshell", from O'Reilly and "Adobe Developer Library".