To grow and succeed as a Flex developer there is one particular habit you want to develop. The curiosity and desire to dig through the Flex framework source. As you solve more complex problems and develop more complex software you'll realize what Flex offers out of the box isn't always enough.

I'll walk you through various techniques and tips to help you develop this necessary skill and also demonstrate some real world examples (components that I've built and use in production software regularly) to motivate you into digging through the Flex framework.