Hi Micky, see inline reply. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Micky Hulse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start?
> Hi all, > > I just picked-up Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly) today, and found myself > pondering this: > > Is it time to make the switch from v2 to v3 AS? That (as always) depends on your goal (project). If you're into RIA's, Flex+AS3 is probably better suited for the job. > Third paragraph states: > > "This book assumes that you have obtained a copy of Flex Builder 2 and have > successfully installed it on your computer. ... " > > What happened to coding in Flash? Am I waiting for the next version of Flash > until I can successfully and/or easily write AS3 via > the Flash application? I think the above answer applies here as well. > Will the future of Flash AS always require the Flex Builder? Or, is Flex > Builder just one out of many/few code editors for > compiling the new AS3 code? Flex Builder is just another AS editor. It just happens to be ahead of the Flash IDE when it comes to AS-version. AS3 for the Flash IDE is currently only available through the AS3 alpha preview (http://labs.adobe.com) > If I only want to animate some objects around the stage programatically (for > something like a website header), should I just make > the switch to AS3 (if player versions were not an issue), or is AS2 still an > acceptable way of producing small action-scripted > movies? I see no reason why you'd switch to AS3 for this kind of work. > Links? Blog posts? Articles? Am I over-complicating things? What kind of links/articles are you looking for? http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/ http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/ As for over-complicating things, I'd say, yes ;-) Flex/Flex Builder was made because Flash (as a technology) has become more and more powerful and more and more programmers with all kinds of backgrounds (Java, .NET, etc..) started using it (or wanted to) but found the Flash IDE lacking, especially compared to other tools available for other languages. So Flex/Flex Builder is not here to replace the Flash IDE, but (finally) gives those that are more into the programming side of things a powerful and robust tool that they're probably already comfortable with, since it's based on Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) older articles explaining Flex + AS3 http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flex2_flash.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex2_intro.html I think the following quote (from Nigel Pegg) sums it all up: "We Call This 'The Timeline.' No, Wait, Come Back!" http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flash_perspective.html regards, Muzak _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
