Hi Mike, you've hit on an interesting dilema. Most Flash developers are to a greater degree, self taught. This is both a blessing and a curse. The skill level, and by extension, the development methodologies put in to practice in the real world range from basic, timeline procedural, to over engineered, pattern based pedantic dogma OO. I'd recommend pragmatism. There are a number of excellent books on Actionscript and OO methodologies and actionscript and patterns. Given the nature of Flash, the need to enforce strict pattern based solutions is limited but the need to enforce good OO best practices and code is essential. I personally can't say I have ever come across a holy grail actionscript OO site, but there are many good blogs out there that cover the info you will need (there just a bit scattered). The best advise I can give you is to google what you're looking for - like the rest of us ;) lol
But if you want to try blogs, then here's a couple of reliable ones: Grant Skinner - http://www.gskinner.com/blog/ Colin Moock - http://www.moock.org/ Keith Peters - http://www.bit-101.com/blog/ Aral Balkan - http://aralbalkan.com/ Guy Watson - http://www.flashguru.co.uk/ Richard Leggett - http://www.richardleggett.co.uk/blog/index.php There are many many others, but that should keep you going for a while. Incidentally, if you're interested in teaching actionscript in a games environment, you could do worse than have a look at the Nintendo Wii's flash support. It's pretty easy and well documented on line in many sites. It'd certainly make it popular and topical for the class and give you an excuse to get a Wii in. Sean www.flashcoder.net/blog > Hi there - > > I'm a high school teacher who's decided to teach "Intro to > Programming" using Actionscript (2.0 for now, waiting for the school > to upgrade). > > I'd prefer to take an OO approach, and use games in doing so. For > example, my first game would be a Pong copy. Lots of basics in there > to learn the environment, basic principles, etc. > > So, I was wondering if anyone out there knew of good resources, wanted > to contribute (hell, I'll give you all the credit, you can write a > book, etc.), collaborate, share. I've search most of the tutorial > sites, but most code is not a great OO example for Flash games due to > little OO, or too much complexity for the beginner. > > Your input is welcome, rock on. > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > 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 > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
