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ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook |
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Needs an update |
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2007-01-29 07:20:08 |
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Marty
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It is clear that this text needs an update. There have been changes from the Flex 2 Beta to the latest version of Flex 2, and some scripts just don't work. The video player is quite troubling, and it's sad to hear that there are other problems as noted by another reviewer on this page.
What's even more upsetting is that the samples.zip available for this book contain the same errors present in the text. Consistency is good in some cases, but not in this one.
I should note that all of the resources I've found for learning AS3 have errors in them, including the materials from Lynda and TotalTraining. I mean, even the completed examples from the DVDs don't run properly, so someone needs to do clean-up on all of these resources.
O'Reilly has been good at noting changes in the past, but they seem particularly slow on this book.
In sum, unless you're already up to speed on AS3, you might want to wait before you buy any of the materials available for learning it.
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Designers need it to.., March 31 2007
Submitted by Anonymous Reader [Respond | View]
Are you a designer? You need this book. Now before you spam me, let me tell you I'm as addicted to onEnterFrame as anybody. I've been limping along, using the same loadMovie script I copied way back and in general avoiding scary words like OOP. Hell, If you asked me a year ago what Flex 2.0 was, I would've told it's an exercise machine endorsed by Chuck Norris!
But let me tell you, the changes in AS3 are fundamental, deep and life-changing. As a designer, it will give you more visual power with things like the Loader class and the Timer class. And remember how weird it was that every MC had it's own depths? Poof! It's gone with the new display architecture. What's the display architecture? See, I told you you were in trouble!
Bottom line, AS3 will separate the men from the boys and this book will help you get on the bandwagon. The developers might grumble that this book spends too much time on the basics, but for those of need more practice than theory, this book is a good start.
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