Comments on: ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook will stay by my desk http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 16 May 2012 17:12:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Josh Tynjala http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-334 Josh Tynjala Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:34:40 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-334 Peter, I think a book about FlashDevelop would be great. Once FD3 comes out with better AS3 support, I can imagine an adventurous writer could provide a good resource for developing in AS2 and AS3 with FlashDevelop. A chapter or two about plugin development would be a nice way to get some more community involvement. Peter, I think a book about FlashDevelop would be great. Once FD3 comes out with better AS3 support, I can imagine an adventurous writer could provide a good resource for developing in AS2 and AS3 with FlashDevelop. A chapter or two about plugin development would be a nice way to get some more community involvement.

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-333 Peter Kirn Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:08:57 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-333 I don't know; I've just started using it AND just switched to flashdevelop, and so far the book still looks very helpful. But yes, what would be really fantastic is a book that uses these new tools. FlashDevelop ActionScript 3 Programming, perhaps? :) I don’t know; I’ve just started using it AND just switched to flashdevelop, and so far the book still looks very helpful. But yes, what would be really fantastic is a book that uses these new tools. FlashDevelop ActionScript 3 Programming, perhaps? :)

]]> By: Josh Tynjala http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-332 Josh Tynjala Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:12:47 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-332 You're right, I took a look at the book again, and it would be difficult to go through most of the examples without the Flash IDE. It's certainly not impossible, but you would either have to build your libraries with a program like <a href="http://swfmill.org/" rel="nofollow">Swfmill</a> or draw the graphics for your MovieClips manually and modify the code to use straight classes without calls to attachMovie. Hopefully now that the Flex 2 compiler runs from the command line, we'll see more resources for folks that won't be using the Flash IDE. You’re right, I took a look at the book again, and it would be difficult to go through most of the examples without the Flash IDE. It’s certainly not impossible, but you would either have to build your libraries with a program like Swfmill or draw the graphics for your MovieClips manually and modify the code to use straight classes without calls to attachMovie.

Hopefully now that the Flex 2 compiler runs from the command line, we’ll see more resources for folks that won’t be using the Flash IDE.

]]> By: Frank http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-331 Frank Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:42:24 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-331 Josh, Yeah, I figured the same when I started reading it... My background is in Java, but lately (as in the last 18months) has been mainly Javascript. I may continue with the Essential AS2 book and simply skip the chapters that focus more on Flash and less on ActionScript, and then move on from there. One thing I've always wondered about the OO book you mentioned above, was whether or not I'd be able to read through it without using the Flash development environment... Is it possible? Josh,

Yeah, I figured the same when I started reading it… My background is in Java, but lately (as in the last 18months) has been mainly Javascript.

I may continue with the Essential AS2 book and simply skip the chapters that focus more on Flash and less on ActionScript, and then move on from there.

One thing I’ve always wondered about the OO book you mentioned above, was whether or not I’d be able to read through it without using the Flash development environment… Is it possible?

]]> By: Josh Tynjala http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-330 Josh Tynjala Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:23:37 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-330 I guess it mostly depends on how well you think you will do. If you're experienced with other programming languages, like Java or C#, then I'd say jump right into the Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook. If not, it might be smarter to get the fundamentals from an AS2 book. I haven't read Essential AS2 in a couple of years, so I can't say if it's a good starting point anymore. I seem to remember skipping most of it and learning on my own. A lot of folks recommend it, though. I guess it mostly depends on how well you think you will do. If you’re experienced with other programming languages, like Java or C#, then I’d say jump right into the Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook. If not, it might be smarter to get the fundamentals from an AS2 book. I haven’t read Essential AS2 in a couple of years, so I can’t say if it’s a good starting point anymore. I seem to remember skipping most of it and learning on my own. A lot of folks recommend it, though.

]]> By: Frank http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-329 Frank Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:57:03 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-329 Josh, Thanks for getting back to me. I browsed through the OO for AS2 book at the book store, but found it required Flash (dev tool) in order to fully take advantage of the book. Or am i mistaken? I have Essential AS2 and have been reading the chapters that don't depend on Flash... I ordered the cookbook and was contemplating whether I should jump straight to the cookbook or learn the fundamentals through AS2... What do you think? Josh,

Thanks for getting back to me. I browsed through the OO for AS2 book at the book store, but found it required Flash (dev tool) in order to fully take advantage of the book. Or am i mistaken?

I have Essential AS2 and have been reading the chapters that don’t depend on Flash… I ordered the cookbook and was contemplating whether I should jump straight to the cookbook or learn the fundamentals through AS2…

What do you think?

]]> By: Josh Tynjala http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-328 Josh Tynjala Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:43:20 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-328 Frank, I personally recommend learning Actionscript with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590596196/zeuslabs-20/ref=nosim/" rel="nofollow">Object-Oriented Actionscript for Flash 8</a>. While the book specifically uses AS2, it's focus on <abbr title="Object-Oriented Programming">OOP</abbr> and best practices should make your transition to AS3 pretty easy. If you're still wary of difficulties, you might consider picking up a good AS2 book and the AS3 Cookbook at the same time. As you learn something new in AS2, you can make reference to the cookbook to see how the same thing is done in AS3. You won't always find the same material, but the AS3 Cookbook still covers many of the basics. Frank,

I personally recommend learning Actionscript with Object-Oriented Actionscript for Flash 8. While the book specifically uses AS2, it’s focus on OOP and best practices should make your transition to AS3 pretty easy.

If you’re still wary of difficulties, you might consider picking up a good AS2 book and the AS3 Cookbook at the same time. As you learn something new in AS2, you can make reference to the cookbook to see how the same thing is done in AS3. You won’t always find the same material, but the AS3 Cookbook still covers many of the basics.

]]> By: Frank http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-327 Frank Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:30:15 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-327 Josh, Would you recommend someone, who's new to ActionScript, read the cookbook to learn AS fundamentals, or focus more on a book like Essential ActionScript "2.0"? My concern with reading an AS 2.0 book is that I'd be learning things specific to AS2, when they may no longer be relevant to AS3. Care to offer some advice? Josh,

Would you recommend someone, who’s new to ActionScript, read the cookbook to learn AS fundamentals, or focus more on a book like Essential ActionScript “2.0″?

My concern with reading an AS 2.0 book is that I’d be learning things specific to AS2, when they may no longer be relevant to AS3.

Care to offer some advice?

]]> By: Josh Tynjala http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-326 Josh Tynjala Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:00:40 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-326 Nope, the LiveDocs say that it works in AS2 as well. Nope, the LiveDocs say that it works in AS2 as well.

]]> By: Geoff http://joshblog.net/2006/11/05/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-325 Geoff Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:35:44 +0000 http://www.zeuslabs.us/archives/98/actionscript-30-cookbook-will-stay-by-my-desk/#comment-325 Is that array.concat trick AS3-only? Is that array.concat trick AS3-only?

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