A presentation given about the Adobe Flex component lifecycle by Brad Umbaugh and RJ Owen at 360 Flex in summer 2008, San Jose.

1. Diving Deep with the Flex
Component Lifecycle
Brad Umbaugh and RJ Owen

2. Who are we?
‣ Brad Umbaugh
• Senior Dev @ EffectiveUI, did globe on
Discovery Earth Live, the sort of guy you
bring home to Mom.
‣ RJ Owen
• Senior Dev @ EffectiveUI, Adobe
Community Expert, Earth Live, done lots
of projects, etc. etc. blah blah blah.

3. Who are you (hopefully)?
‣ Beginner to intermediate level developers
‣ Anyone who doesn’t currently understand
the lifecycle
‣ Anyone who wants a good review of the
basics

4. What’s this about, anyway?
‣ Flex component lifecycle (duh)
‣ Flex frame cycle (“elastic racetrack”)
‣ Brad’s inability to grow a real beard