Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 006.696 EAN: 9780596526948 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0596526946 Label: Adobe Dev Library Manufacturer: Adobe Dev Library Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 946 Publication Date: June 22, 2007 Publisher: Adobe Dev Library Sales Rank: 5021 Studio: Adobe Dev Library
Product DescriptionActionScript 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.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - 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!
Rating: - 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 few needed bits of information. If you're new to programming, the first 137 pages have no working code and so you'll have to understand deep and detailed programming basics without putting any theory into practice or having any working experience with the content. 'Not ... Read More
Rating: - Essential ActionScript 3.0
Good book as a code reference but in my opinion we need more real exercises for a better understand.
Rating: - Essential ActionScript 3.0 - Colin Moock
This book is brilliant. It's encyclopedic. It is a must-have to better understand AS 3 and to hopefully lower your frustration when coding. I am a designer fairly new to AS 3 and found this book gave clear, detailed explanations on every aspect of AS 3. Like an encyclopedia, each chapter breaks down specific core concepts, from Arrays and XML, into their basics. Information is laid out well and can be found quickly simply by looking at the book's table of contents. As a reference book, it fills in the ... Read More
Rating: - 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.
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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 much info.
From a "I never programmed" it could be a good reference, but ultimately it would leave such a person with a shallow understanding of what is going on. I think he should have broke this book down into pieces. A good ... Read More
- For a beginner as for an AS2 jumper
- Too descriptive, -makes the simple seem complex
- Maybe Not for a Beginer
