How many (OS X) Flex developers out there?

[Bostonaholic]

I'm getting into Flex development now and I'm looking for some good sources (e.g. blogs, tutorials, etc.) to learn about the technologies used in developing Flex applications.

I just bought a MBP, so what sort of things should I install in order to help with Flex development on my machine? MAMP? Flex Builder? Should I buy it or use the Eclipse plugin and the SDK to start? I've got the Flex Cookbook and Training From the Source books. I learn best by doing, so very involved tutorials work very well for me.

I really love the idea of creating RIAs. I've been a Java developer for a few years and I'm getting tired of the same old enterprise applications...

I'm looking to use technologies such as PHP, AJAX, XHTML, CSS3--you know, the usual. Eventually, I'd like to learn about the BlazeDS framework (since I'm a Java developer).

Any tips from anyone currently developing Flex apps on their Mac? Thanks.

 

[samwich]

If you don't visit this site already, you should check out

http://www.theflashblog.com and http://www.gotoandlearn.com

There are a handful of tutorials on getting set up, using eclipse, code samples, links to other blogs, etc.

 

[Ride9650]

if you have the money to buy the plug-in, I say go for it. It'll be much easier doing things through eclipse, or using Flex Builder.

If you happen to know someone in school, you can get it for free too!
https://freeriatools.adobe.com/flex/

also Adobe put out a series of videos on how to do stuff in Flex
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining/?promoid=EQHKK