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The coolest thing I’ve seen in the Flex 3 beta so far, is the automated code generation.

I highly recommend any developer using Flex to check this new feature. Flex can now generate a CRUD (create/read/update/delete) application in a matter of minutes. Just setup your database structure, and run through the wizard. Flex Builder will generate the server side & UI code.

Flex 3 state bug

If you have used the new code generation abilities of Flex 3 than you possibly have run into this bug before.

SetEventHandler seems to be broken when switching states in Flex 3.

Steps to reproduce:

• Generate a CRUD application using the automated code generation
• Create a new state based on the state “Add” that is generated automatically
• Update the click event handler on the “Save” button of the new state to point to another method.
• Run the app, enter the new state, and click save.

Workaround:
Delete the “Save” button and create a new button with the appropriate method attached.

This bug isn’t limited to the automated code generation. I experienced it while creating the application from scratch as well.

Adobe codename Thermo is new app Adobe is developing that will greatly increase the quality of how developers and designers co-exist in the web application lifecycle.

Imagine having one of your graphics people develop a perfect representation of your UI in Photoshop, import that directly into Thermo and have a working UI that looks exactly the same. Sounds too good to be true right? Wrong. Adobe has done it. I for one, am eagerly awaiting the beta release.