Pet Market Version 1.2: A Rich Internet Application
Build an online pet store with Macromedia Flash MX and ColdFusion MX. Use Pet Market as your blueprint for best practices for usability, architecture, and coding.
Skill level: Advanced
Requirements:
Macromedia Flash MX, Flash Remoting MX, ColdFusion MX
Note: Pet Market is not updated for Macromedia MX 2004.
Macromedia Flash Player 6,0,40,0 or later
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Work with Macromedia MX
Learn hands-on how to build Pet Market as a Rich Internet Application with Macromedia Flash MX and ColdFusion MX.
ColdFusion MX Developers
Learn how to build Pet Market with an HTML user interface with the new features of ColdFusion MX.
Work with Java Pet Store
Run the Java™ Pet Store on JRun 4 Server. Then, take the next step and integrate the Java™ Pet Store back end with a Macromedia Flash MX user interface.
Get started with Java Pet Store on JRun 4 ›
Work with .NET Pet Store
Integrate the Microsoft .NET Pet Shop back end with a Macromedia Flash MX user interface.
J2EE™ Platform and .NET Developers
Install a Macromedia Flash front end for the .NET Pet Shop or the Java™ Pet Store.
Pet Market Overview
Jeremy Allaire: The Server Side of Pet Market
See how the Pet Market team built a ColdFusion MX back end in two weeks.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]What's New in Pet Market Version 1.2
Find out what's been added into the latest version of the blueprint application.
Behind the Scenes of the Pet Market Blueprint Application
Get the developers' perpectives on the creation of Pet Market.
A Tour of the Pet Market Blueprint Application
Take a detailed look at the components of the Pet Market application: what they do, how they are coded, and why they are coded that way.
Creating the Pet Market ColdFusion Components in Dreamweaver MX
See how Pet Market uses two CFCs to handle localized text and address/zip code lookups.
Why Pet Market on Macromedia MX?
Pet Market provides usability, ease of coding, and a choice of environments.
Usability / User Interface Design
Designing Application Interfaces with Macromedia Flash MX
Examine how Pet Market uses Macromedia Flash MX to create a more visually interesting interface.
Jakob Nielsen Reviews Pet Market
Find out what went right—and what went wrong—with the user interface design.
Smoothing Web Interaction
User Interface Engineering evaluates Pet Market, Java Pet Store and .NET Pet Shop on the usability front.
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Testing the Pet Market Blueprint Application for Usability
Read how usability testing influenced the development of Pet Market.
Best Practices
More on ColdFusion Pet Market: Directory Structure
Use the CFML version of the blueprint app to organize and safeguard your code.
ColdFusion MX Best Practices
Learn how to power Rich Internet Applications with ColdFusion MX.
Macromedia Flash MX Best Practices
Make your Macromedia Flash application clean and optimized.
Development Process
Process Map for Rich Internet Applications
Organize your team to work together to deliver Rich Internet Applications with Macromedia Flash MX and ColdFusion MX.
Quality Assurance for Rich Internet Application
Get 10 testing tips from the Pet Market development team.
The Pet Market Back Button
See how the team enabled the back button in Pet Market.
Pet Market Performance
Get the benchmarks for Pet Market performance.
Feedback
Pet Market Online Forum
Discuss Pet Market with Macromedia and other developers.
Submit feedback on the Pet Market blueprint app, tutorials, and articles.
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