Data Visualization and Tour de Flex

The great thing about Flex is its being utterly spectacular (if handled with due expertise and care, of course), or, in other words, visually and otherwise rich. Actually, Flex has the potential of working genuine wonders – for instance, today I spent a whole hour packed with sheer excitement on discovering Tour de Flex Planetary Dashboard - who would resist the temptation of sharing the opportunity of viewing live, beautifully visualized data from Tour de Flex right, left and center? Now, here’s a killer piece of news for Flex enthusiasts: a dashboard contest has been announced. For those daring enough to try and create something as fascinating (and, why, really cool) as Planetary Dashboard using the real-time Tour de Flex data, you are provided with a headstart of application samples and instructions. The key thing to observe is naturally the coolness factor.
Reference note: Tour de Flex, launched in November 2008, is a desktop application (with a limited functionality web version available) for exploring what Flex has to offer. It serves as an excellent reference resource for Flex developers and offers a comprehensive overview for those unfamiliar with the platform. Moreover, as illustrated by the above, Tour de Flex does not remain static, but works as an opportunity for individual developers to showcase their achievements.