Flash ActionScript question 1010 Responses

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• bezul555

  Should I go for AS3? Flash CS3 allows to create files with AS3 and AS2, but so far AS2 looks much simpler in my opinion. What's your suggestion?

  Oct 3, 08, 6:02 a.m. – Permalink

• co2

  Go with AS3. AS2 looks simpler until you start using it. AS3 is much better in the long run. I recommend the book Learning Actionscript 3.0 by Rich Shupe with Zevan Rosser. Excellent for getting started with AS3.

  • thanks for info ;)– bezul555

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 6:22 a.m. – Permalink

• alicetheblue

  I'd go for 3 - get a good book by Moock as well

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 6:27 a.m. – Permalink

• visualplane_

  I never had luck with the O'Reily books. Actionscript 3 Visual Quickstart series by Peachpit is pretty good, but not that thorough.

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 6:54 a.m. – Permalink

• maximillion_

  as co2 said you will thank your self when you learn AS3 and then see the "equivalent" as2 code

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 7:01 a.m. – Permalink

• modern

  AS3 is better if you understand classes and other object orientated stuff.

  if you don't then its gonna be a very steep learning curve

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 7:17 a.m. – Permalink

• ornj

  AS3 is a trial by fire. More complicated, they worked in some really bad programming practices, and the documentation is pants compared to AS2. (Really can't believe how piss poor the new help docs are) but once you get it you will never want to go back.

  • exactly, though im not sure i wold say "piss poor" ou want piss poor, try the papervision documentation....– powertoni

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 7:26 a.m. – Permalink

• powertoni

  Right now (and for a long while I am sure) I use both, depending on the requirements of the project.

  To be honest, actually, developing in as 2 (even oop as2) is soooo much faster that unless i need the processing power from as3 i still use as2.
  Any time i work with bitmaps or do anything meaty i use as3 tho

  great article here:

  http://www.insideria.com/2008/07…

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 8:59 a.m. – Permalink

• MediaPimp

  ActionScript 3.0 Bible is the place to start.

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 9:18 a.m. – Permalink

• LHC

  As3.
  As2 is so 2005.

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 9:23 a.m. – Permalink

• PonyBoy

  as far as AS 3 being a 'trial by fire'... I totally agree. :)

  The thing I like about it though... as2 and the players below 9 seemed to be far more 'forgiving' as far as faking a way (w/a.s.) to get something done... whereas as3 forces some pretty strict standards - not much room for 'weak' script etc... it forces good habits...

  ... learn 3.0!

  • +1– co2

  

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  Dog-earOct 3, 08, 10:21 a.m. – Permalink