>> Hey, if you're doing well with AS2, there's nothing wrong with that. >> It's not going away for a long time.
I disagree with that - what happens when you lose your job and have to put your resume out there? And IMO, it's nearly almost gone away anyway. Sure Flash player supports it still, but most developers have moved on. We recently hired a Flash developer as you know, and if the candidates didn't have AS3 on their resume, they were immediately discounted as a viable candidate. >> COBOL used to be the dominant language for business apps. I haven't >>programmed in COBOL for 25 years, but I still see COBOL gigs posted. Because there were still lots of huge systems built in that language - Flash apps are much more short lived than that, and while there may still be a few AS2 jobs out there, they are increasingly becoming fewer and fewer by the day. Besides, just because there are a small number jobs out there for COBOL doesn't mean you should continue to focus on that as a skill and bet your future career on it. I'd much rather be fluent in Phyton, C# or Java than COBOL any day. >> By the time you run out of AS2 gigs, you might be old enough to retire, I think it will happen much quicker than that - depending on how old you are though I suppose. I guess I don't see AS2 being as long lived as you do. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning & Performance Solutions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
