Cairngorm quickstart

Question

Searching the site didn't help, so if anybody has good tips for getting up to speed with Cairngorm?! I have to make an ultra quickstart on this framework, since I have to dive into an existing project ASAP.

Any help is much appreciated!

Answer 1

This guys created a Flex application to help explain the work flow: http://robsondesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/18/cairngorm-diagram-explorer-update/

Answer 2

you don't mention which version of Cairngorm, but this is a good place to start if you are using version 2.1 or earlier.

cairngorm docs

The beta for Cairngorm 3 is out and you can find whatever info there currently is at

cairngorm 3

Answer 3

Here is a simple animated short about Cairngorm

Then you need to understand the MVC architectural pattern

Why to use design patterns (inspiration/motivation)

Then go ahead to these Cairngorm related links/videos:

Getting started links

Video tutorials

Then start coding:

A real case to work with

Answer 4

I found this 5 part tutorial at www.davidtucker.net to be very practical and hands on. David moves fast but also gives solid descriptions for almost everything he does. The tutorial includes both blog posts and video code-alongs. I recommend doing both. The download files get a little messed up (renaming, Adobe AIR, Flex Web app), so I had to follow the code-alongs and use the downloaded source only for reference (I opened in a separate editor and copy and pasted as needed).

Answer 5

There's a book from Wrox on Amazon that really helped me Professional Cairngorm