Lesson 1. Understanding Rich Internet Applications

What You Will Learn

In this lesson, you will:

• Explore alternatives to a page-based architecture

• See the benefits of rich Internet applications (RIAs)

• Compare the RIA technologies available

Approximate Time

This lesson takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Lesson Files

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Computers have been playing a role in the business environment for more than four decades. Throughout that time, the roles of the client and server have been constantly evolving. As businesses and their employees have become more comfortable delegating responsibilities to computers, the look, feel, and architecture of computerized business applications have changed to meet the new demands. This evolving process continues today, as businesses are demanding faster, lighter, and richer Internet applications. In this lesson, you will learn about this evolving nature and understand the business requirements that push us to build rich Internet applications (RIAs).

You will use Flex to build the FlexGrocer application seen here.