Where to get Flex - Java DS (Blaze) training material?

Question

I was wondering if any of you out there knows where I can get really good training material (videos, examples, etc) on Flex - Java Data Services (BlazeDS would be ideal) besides the ones offered directly by Adobe. I'm thinking on something like David Tucker's blog

Shcherbakov

BlazeDS is opensource. Is there a reason why one should not rely on Adobe's documentation? I'm curious. Or, is it that you already have read all of it? – Ultimo

Adobe has never done something that would make me think they are unreliable... but I have nothing to compare the material they offer with. So I get really on my skeptic mood when taking decisions based on faith on a particular brand. The bottom line... I read Adobe docs but I would really have something to compare them and enrich whit I can learn from all the possible sources I can get. – Shcherbakov

Answer 1

Here is a screencast of a presentation I did about Flex and Java a while back:
http://www.jamesward.com/blog/2008/07/21/video-flex-and-java/

Also, here is an intro to BlazeDS article I co-authored:
http://www.infoq.com/articles/blazeds-intro

Exploration

Answer 2

Flex on Java covers BlazeDS in the chapter 5. I haven't read it through properly yet so I cannot tell how good the book is.

Exclave

Answer 3

Check out Christophe Coenraets' blog

I think he creates the BlazeDS turnkey samples, and he's got some other reference applications on his blog that make use of BlazeDS.

Gusman

Answer 4

Go on with examples in Tour de Flex, its awesome!!!

Barry

Answer 5

Here's where you can get Blaze Training.

Stateroom