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Summary: Good book but may be out of date for some
Comment: If I had bought this book 4-5 years ago when it related to the current version of Flash/ActionScript, I would have given it 5 stars. Even with that drawback, as someone who is new to ActionScript, I learned a lot and now have enough knowledge to produce some projects I've wanted to for some time. I now am going to upgrade to Flash CS3/ActionScript 3 and hope I can find a book that is as good as this one for the new version.
One thing I was trying to do was to load and parse XML files. This book was short on the XML part, but with some help from some web site tutorials and this book I was able to accomplish it.
If you're still using Flash MX 2004, and want to get started with ActionScript, I would say that this is the best book out there.
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Summary: Clear and easy to follow
Comment: Scott Hamlin and Jennifer Scott's book is clearly written and the worked examples are straightforward.
I really like the fact that the screen shots are in colour, it makes a real difference.
Customer Rating:
Summary: excellent!
Comment: I've been using Flash for awhile now and have purchased quite a few books on the subject. When I learned enough of the basics to move into actionscript, I was lost. Most of the books I had assume you are a programmer or else just dump code in your lap expecting you to just plug it in and not really know how it works. This is the first book I have found that gives you the code and explains HOW and WHY it works - and all in simple, easy to understand English. I am an artist, not a programmer, but with a book like this, I too can enter the realm of coding and truly unleash my creativity...and isn't that what it really all about?
My highest rating.
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Summary: Creatively Learn ActionScript...
Comment: I read it, is time consuming but it worth it. This book emphasizes on the gap between a designer and a programmer doing Flash projects, in fact the writers are, one designer and a programmer. So they will guide you through the concepts of ActionScripts considering the other side which is the design part. On it's own is a unique type of book, never seen such a great combination. Just bear in mind, this is an ActionScript 1 training book...although is an ActionScript 1 book, it will gonna help you learining ActionScript 2 faster. I like it at all ;-)
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Summary: Very basic but in depth
Comment: I was looking for ActionScript books here in the Philippines and this book caught my attention when I held it in my hand.I asked the National Bookstore lady to open the package and lo and behold! The pages are packed with full colored images. I love reading books if they have a lot of images. This makes you more interested on finishing the book from start to finish. I am planning to take up Flash courses and I will bring this book whenever I go. =) One thing that was lacking was a large list of ActionScript tags. What the heck...the tutorial is more pleasing to read though.
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