Well first off migration isn't a must, but if you have to i'm sure you can come up with something fairly fast.Since even tough the names change the logic remais, hence it's mostly syntax. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Lapasa Sent: sexta-feira, 21 de Outubro de 2005 16:30 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Learn AS2 or AS3?
Having read over AS2.0 and AS3.0 migration... http://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/1/flex/langref/migration.html ... it feels very disconcerning for those like myself who have invested a fair amount of time in AS2.0 only to find out that to take advantage of Flash Player 8.5+, one has to make massive migration changes to their AS2.0 code. Take for example the MovieClip class. The methods that have been 'removed' show up frequently in a lot of what I have worked with like say 'attachMovie' This is an interesting thread cause I wonder about the future of AS2.0 if it has a future. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pedro Furtado Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 11:18 AM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Learn AS2 or AS3? Not really, if you use AS2 in all it's strictness and to it's full extent, classes and properly it's not a big change in the logic itself, only a little change in the syntax. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Judah Frangipane Sent: sexta-feira, 21 de Outubro de 2005 16:20 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Learn AS2 or AS3? This may be a little late to this conversation but I'd have to disagree. I would learn AS3 and skip AS2. You can only learn and experiment with AS3 in Flex Builder 2 (as far as i know) since Flash Authoring (the next version of Flash) is not out yet. Looking at the specs and transitions from AS2 to AS3 a lot has changed. Look at this list http://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/1/flex/langref/migration.html In fact it's a whole new engine reworked from the ground up. Some functions have changed, moved or been removed so you are going to learn about a lot of syntax and methods and functions and by the time you learn it and get it down you will have to throw it out because AS3 is vastly different. It's just a personal opinion but this late in the game it might just end up confusing you to learn AS2 now. Judah Frangipane Merrill, Jason wrote: >Pretty much everything you'll learn in Moock's AS2 book, you'll need for >AS3, so learning AS2 is a great place to start. Plus, there aren't any >AS3 books out there yet anyway. > >Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Steven >>>Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 6:06 AM >>>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>>Subject: [Flashcoders] Learn AS2 or AS3? >>> >>>I have never really got around to learning AS2 and tend to program >>>everything in AS1 - tutt tutt!! >>> >>>Anyway I was thinking it is about time I got with the times and was >>> >>> >going to > > >>>start working through the book I bought a while ago "Essential >>> >>> >Actionscript > > >>>2" by Colin Moock. I bought this a while ago but never got round to >>> >>> >reading > > >>>it. >>> >>>Well there is alot of talk about AS3 these days. I would like to know >>> >>> >if is > > >>>better to just learn AS3 rather than AS2 first? Or does one naturally >>> >>> >lead > > >>>onto the other? >>> >>>Thanks >>> >>>Paul >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Flashcoders mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >NOTICE: >This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail by you is prohibited. >_______________________________________________ >Flashcoders mailing list >[email protected] >http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
