FREE stack

Flex, REST and Enterprise backEnd

EE could be JEE or Jersey based REST provider. Back-End programming language is Java.

What one should be aware of:

1. Flex doesn't support PUT, DELETE. So if u try hooking xmldb as backend and Flex front-end it will not be out of box.
2. Flex doesn't give u status code back in HTTP response
3. Your major concerns would be how to integrate new app built on this stack with existing infrastructure - especially identity management.

What are some of the pluses that stand out

1. With flex you no longer worry about lower level UI aspects. It is far more faster to develop UI with flex. And it is building bridges with other technologies for backend.
2. With REST you are ready for a developer platform right from the begining.
3. With REST you are web ready. You can take on scale, performance, mashup etc easily.
4. With Java you have a proven platform for doing enterprise application backend.