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Summary: This is it!
Comment: If you are considering ActionScript 3.0 this is the book you will want to get. It is like taking a really good college class - well planned out with examples that build up but are general enough to cover what you will want to know.
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Summary: The best book i've read about actionscript 3
Comment: As usual , Colin moock how are great he is in writing books about ActionScript , Colin is well known expert and know by his expertise every single issue about flash and ActionScript ,everyone will notice that in this book , What I like about this book Colin knows when put his notes and define terms and he knows exactly when he will answer you before some question comes to your head , this book contains three parts first part contains core language and subjects related to object oriented programming like inheritance , interfaces , talking about topics that effect in Swf file performance like garbage collection, talking about XML and E4X , Events , the second part talking about Display and interactivity , this part talks about how to deal with visual objects specifically texts , shapes , Bitmap, and also talks about loading external display assets and how to use ActionScript to produce Animation , the last part contains three chapters talks about dealing with Flash pro CS3 and flex builder 2 .
Required for flash developers
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Summary: Awesome.....but not for a beginner
Comment: Once again Colin Moock provides us with the most comprehensive disection of Actionscript available. Aessential Actionscript 3.0 is the Gospel of AS3. If you are moving up from AS2, this book is all you will need. However, if you are a newbie, I suggest finding a more introductory book first.
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Summary: Beware! Alot of these postings are repeats.... I suspect review tampering!
Comment: I have over 13 years programming experience in many languages and I would not recommend this book, even for an advanced programmer as google is way more effective at getting you definitions -not unlike a dictionary, which this book is. It does not assist with visualizing or understanding concepts. I would recommend ActionScript Design Patterns instead. For examples and actual learning, the Cookbook series would be easier for beginners and users reference (or google). However, if you do like wading through physical dictionaries as much as you do 4 inch thick whitepages vs using speedial... by all means, this book is for you.
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Summary: Excellent resource, teachers shouldn't complain!
Comment: I've been an Actionscript programmer for many years. This book an incredible resource for developers who know Actionscript 3.
To teachers and those thinking this is too complicated... it isn't. Actionscript 3 is heavily object oriented, and if you considered yourself experienced with Actionscript 2 without knowing or using object oriented programming, then you don't really know Actionscript 2 either!
This covers tons of questions, the only problem is that there needs to be a new edition to include/reference current open source projects utilizing Actionscript 3 (APE, Box2D, Papervision, ASWing). It'd also be nice to know how to hack SWF files a bit and actually manipulate sound (as Andre Michelle has done). More application examples using ByteArray would be a nice addition too, as ByteArray has become a very powerful AS3 component for advanced flash applications.
Overall, this is an excellent resource for those who are familiar with Actionscript 3. It's not a great textbook for a class unless the teacher is familiar with Actionscript 3. It's clearly written, concise, and is not "too technical" as other reviewers have claimed.
If you don't understand Actionscript 3 it's probably because you don't understand object oriented programming and design. You're probably used to timeline based development and timeline based code (which isn't a bad thing, but it doesn't make you fluent with Actionscript 1, 2, or 3).
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