Flash Designer/Programmer
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- kropt
Hello all, I am really interested in becoming a flash designer/programmer and was wondering what additional skills one should know in order to do this. I am decent at flash right now, but far from an expert. I would be looking for an entry level position.
Other than learning actions script what other languages (if any) are required to get a position as a junior flash designer/programmer? Also, does anyone know what an entry level position would pay?
- 1pxsolid0
If you're an actionscript guru you will go pretty far. I guess if you wanted to get freaky with flash you could learn computer science theory or advanced mathematics... like the stuff yugop or mr doob does. That's proper programming techniques.
If you haven't done so already I'd strongly suggest learning Object Orientated Programming techniques. This will also get you alot further than a general 'flash guy'.
Capiche?
- airey0
make sure you're learning AS3 now as it's a big dif from AS2 and as much as some things seem more work in AS3 the benefits are large.
- airey0
a basic knowledge of php (for some flash back-end goodness) and flash's various usages of XML would be a good thing. friends of ed offer a few good books that would give you some basics. from there i guess it'd be the usual case of learn what you need per brief.
- monNom0
practice practice practice. More than knowing the syntax, you need to know how to get from A->B on any given project (or at least the groundwork).
Try creating pet projects that are a bit more complex than anything you've done before. If you're not running into problems, it's not hard enough. Keep at it until you've got it working. You need to solve the problems to advance.
Escalate the difficulty with each project you set. Eventually you'll have a good grasp of the fundamentals, and a bag of tricks you've picked up along the way.
- acescence0
if you learn proper OOP principles in AS3, you'll be able to apply that knowledge to other languages like python and java