Chafic Kazoun
Chafic Kazoun is co-founder and Chief Software Architect at Atellis. He’s worked with
Flash technologies since 1998 and with Flex since its inception.
Joey Lott
Joey Lott 是O'Reilly出版的好几本有关 Macromedia 技术图书的作者,包括《Flash 8 Cookbook》、《Programming Flash Communication Server》,以及《ActionScript Cookbook》,也是《Flash 8 ActionScript Bible》(Wiley)和《Advanced ActionScript with Design Patterns》(Adobe Press,2006 年 10 月)的作者。Joey 从 1999 年起就在教授 Flash 和 ActionScript。他在互联网行业的专业经验,包括共同创立 RightSpring 公司,以及担任 YourMobile/Premium Wireless Services(J2EE B2C 应用程序)和 Ads.com(主导一个 J2EE B2B 应用程序的开发)的顾问。
Joey Lott is the author of several O'Reilly books on Macromedia technology,including Flash 8 Cookbook, Programming Flash Communication Server, and the ActionScript Cookbook. He is also the author of Flash 8 ActionScript Bible (Wiley) and Advanced ActionScript with Design Patterns (Adobe Press, October 2006). Joey has been teaching Flash and ActionScript since 1999. His professional experience in the Internet industry includes co-founding RightSpring, Inc., as well as consulting for YourMobile/Premium Wireless Services (J2EE B2C application) and Ads.com(leading the development of a J2EE B2B application).
Joey Lott is a founding partner in The Morphic Group (www.themorphicgroup.com),
specializing in Flex application development. Joey has also written many other leading
books on Flex and Flash-related technologies, including O’Reilly’s ActionScript 3.0
Cookbook.
The animal on the cover of Programming Flex 3 is a krait snake. The krait (Bungarus
caeruleus) is one of the deadliest venomous snakes in the world. Its native habitat is
limited to Asia, and it's nocturnal. The snake's bands are white or yellow on a blue/
black body. A krait's head is narrow and it can grow to nearly three feet in length.
Fairly common in the fields and jungles of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, the krait is
also known to seek shelter in human encampments. It's fond of hiding out in sleeping
bags, footwear, and piles of clothing or rags. Its venom contains a neuro-toxin that
causes respiratory failure. Victims often feel little pain from the bite itself, but the death
rate of victims is 85 percent without administration of anti-venom, and nearly 50 percent
even when medication is available.
The 2006 film Snakes on a Plane features a snake smuggler named "Kraitler." The krait
also makes an appearance in several Sherlock Holmes stories.