Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR): Bringing Rich Internet Applications to the Desktop

Adobe AIR, formerly code-named Apollo, is a cross-operating system runtime that allows developers to use their existing web development skills - HTML, JavaScript and Flash - to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop. In the first part of this session we'll build an application to introduce you to some of AIR it's features like the windowing API, file system access, drag and drop to the desktop and packing and deploying AIR applications. In the second part we go deeper into best practices working with the local database engine - based on SQLLite - that comes with AIR.

Daniel Dura  Adobe Systems Daniel Dura is a Platform Evangelist at Adobe focusing on AIR and Flex. He is currently based in San Francisco, California. Before joining Macromedia (which merged with Adobe in 2005) Daniel and his brother Josh founded Dura Media LLC, a Rich Internet Application development company based in Dallas, Texas. While at Adobe, he was a member of the Central and Flex teams, as well as a Product Manager for Developer Relations. Daniel has have given presentations on AIR and Flex all over the world at user group meetings, conferences, and pretty much anywhere someone is willing to listen. Outside of his day job he enjoys general aviation and is well on his way to earning his Private Pilot license.