Essential ActionScript 3.0 (Essential)

ActionScript 3.0 is a huge upgrade to Flash's programming language. The enhancements to ActionScript's performance, feature set, ease of use, cleanliness, and sophistication are considerable. Essential ActionScript 3.0 focuses on the core language and object-oriented programming, along with the Flash Player API. Essential ActionScript has become the #1 resource for the Flash and ActionScript development community, and the reason is the author, Colin Moock. Many people even refer to it simply as "The Colin Moock book." And for good reason: No one is better at turning ActionScript inside out, learning its nuances and capabilities, and then explaining everything in such an accessible way. Colin Moock is not just a talented programmer and technologist; he's also a gifted teacher. Essential ActionScript 3.0 is a radically overhauled update to Essential ActionScript 2.0. True to its roots, the book once again focuses on the core language and object-oriented programming, but also adds a deep look at the centerpiece of Flash Player's new API: display programming. Enjoy hundreds of brand new pages covering exciting new language features, such as the DOM-based event architecture, E4X, and namespaces--all brimming with real-world sample code. The ActionScript 3.0 revolution is here, and Essential ActionScript 3.0's steady hand is waiting to guide you through it. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-07-2009; Flash Developers: You Will Be Ready to Start Using AS3 After Reading This.; I remember reading the documentation for Flash MX back around 2003-2004. It had this big section about object-oriented programming and why it's so great. The idea of reusing snippets of code by arranging them as modular classes was easy...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-16-2008; For a beginner as for an AS2 jumper; I really liked Mr.Moock's book, as it goes from the fundamentals to crystal clear object oriented programming. As an AS2 programmer I filled gaps to make a succesfull switch to ActionScript3.0, and got a good grip in Flex also. Recommended!; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-16-2008; Too descriptive, -makes the simple seem complex; I don't really like this book. Its way too descriptive and the result is that the subject matter is made to seem over-complicated. If you have some familiarity with OOP programming, you'll have to sort through lots of reading to get a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-13-2008; Essential ActionScript 3.0; Good book as a code reference but in my opinion we need more real exercises for a better understand.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-07-2009; Flash Developers: You Will Be Ready to Start Using AS3 After Reading This.; I remember reading the documentation for Flash MX back around 2003-2004. It had this big section about object-oriented programming and why it's so great. The idea of reusing snippets of code by arranging them as modular classes was easy...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-21-2008; Maybe Not for a Beginer; I learned a good bit from this book; however I came into this with over 6 years for programming experience. Part 1:I found that this moved to slow for me. Much of it I already knew. So from an experienced perspective it was it was way to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-16-2008; Too descriptive, -makes the simple seem complex; I don't really like this book. Its way too descriptive and the result is that the subject matter is made to seem over-complicated. If you have some familiarity with OOP programming, you'll have to sort through lots of reading to get a...; read full review | report as inappropriate