The document discusses Flex and its evolution from the 1960s to the present. It describes how Flex has transitioned from mainframe applications to web applications to rich internet applications (RIAs). It outlines the key technologies that Flex is built on like MXML, ActionScript, and the Adobe Flash Player. It also introduces various Flex frameworks like Cairngorm, PureMVC, and Mate that can be used to develop Flex applications.