William C. Butler said
This book would be great except the sample programs in the book don't actully work in Flash CS4. I even went to their website and downloaded them and they still don't work.
As a beginner I was hoping this book would tell me how to program in AS3, instead I am spending all my time trying to figure out their errors.
Akira Lorrack said
Our industry is plagued by individuals that learn the haphazard overnight. If you are looking to become serious Flash programmer, this is a book you should read. Step out of the basement and into the world of clean and professional programming practices. Book is an excellent introduction to Object Oriented theory, suggested workflows, and real-world application development.
~ Paul Milbourne
Author, Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript
Founder, Baltimore Washington Flash User Group
Luke V. Ferry said
Found this book to be a great resource. Provides practical implementations not only for Actionscript but Object-Oriented concepts in general. Enjoyed the Case Studies where concepts are used to construct working examples.
David B. Kunz said
I haven't made it all the way through it yet but it's good so far. Mainly shows the differences between AS 1.0 and 3.0 but does point out some changes to 2.0. Over all well written and thorough. Delivered in less than a week! Thanks!
Saeed Ashour said
Object-Oriented ActionScript 3.0 takes readers through the best OOP practices and techniques. Next to great code tips an tricks it teaches you how to organize your planning and workflow. Covering the principles of OOP that you need to know, and then given a guide to designing and implementing applications in ActionScript 3.0. Next, we step up a gear, showing you the Flex builder development environment and teaching about creating reusable, extensible component frameworks--manager classes, animation and effects classes, UI widgets, and more. lastly, we look at some more advanced topics such as communication between Flash and the browser and Web services. case studies are included that apply the knowledge presented, giving you real-world projects to learn from and adapt for use in your own work. It is also a useful guide that helps you with the transition from AS 2.0 to AS 3.0
I recommend this book for any programmer who wants to get into AS3 with Flex or for a Flash developer who is looking to take their skill set to the next level
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