Hello and welcome to Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst: the New Workflow.
I've written this book to guide you through the process of deciding how
to tackle a new project. As you probably know, developing a Rich
Internet Application is not always an easy task to do. There are several
aspects to keep in mind. One of the key aspects is the project workflow.
Not every application will have the same workflow applied to it during
its creation. A lot of it depends on the size of the project, whether or
not you need to connect your application to some kind of back end
technology, how many people you are working with and, let's not forget
this one, how the application is designed. If you have been developing
RIAs in the past you are likely to have spoken unspeakable words when
receiving the final design for the application from the designer on your
team, especially if the designer is not familiar with the capabilities
and limits of the technology that is used for actually developing the
application. Or maybe you had to redo a couple of days work because of
some "minor" design changes. You will no doubt have had a couple of
frustrating moments in your life due to these kinds of problems.