What is required before using ICEspresso Chat Framework?
For development requirement, you should download the latest packaged library from SourceForge.net. Once you have the package, you need to register a free connection pool account to entitle you to use ICEspresso Service. During the development, you will need a local web server to your preference to host the application. Reason for requiring a web server is that the Flash agent (pjax.swf) cannot run non-http network functions when executed locally. A more detailed explanation on the Flash security model may be found here. It was said that the ICEspresso Chat Framework is written in Javascript language. Hence having experience in Javascript language helps shorten the learning curve. The Framework is event-driven so you will find that asynchronous programming skill also helps understand the ICEspresso model.
