Jeffry Houser,creator of Flextras, will walk through the process of optimizing a Flex component for re-use by other developers. He will discuss the component lifecycle, metadata, ASDocs, custom styles and events, and other very useful things.

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Presenter: Jeffry Houser

Jeffry Houser is the creator of Flextras, a set of interface Flex Components that save you time and help you create better Flex interfaces. He has a Computer Science degree from the days before business met the Internet and has solved a problem or two in his programming career. In 1999, Jeffry started DotComIt, an Adobe Solutions Partner specializing in Rich Internet Applications with Flex and ColdFusion.

Jeffry is an Adobe Community Expert and produces The Flex Show, a podcast that includes expert interviews and screencast tutorials. He also hosts the Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast, a weekly live Q&A session where you can get your questions answered. Jeffry has spoken at user groups and conferences all over the US, is the co-manager of the Hartford CT Adobe User Group, author of three technical books, and over 30 articles.

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Please join us after 6:30pm for discussion and refreshments. Talk begins promptly at 7pm.

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