Hi, As a fellow 48 year old I'd say it would depend on a who range of things, not just the Flex scripting skills. For a start, where in the world are you? Here in Europe there is a real shortage of Flex skills, so anyone with a fair level of ability should be able to get a job. As for the Flex version, well Flex 3 will continue to be in use for some time I think, but as has been said earlier picking up Flex 4 once you have a handle on 3 shouldn't be too much of a problem. Good luck, Kev
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ivan Wang Sent: 29 November 2009 07:07 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Honestly guys , at 48 should I expect Flex & AS3 to change my life job wise? Actually the differences between Flex 3 and 4 may not be that much as you guess, at least not totally different. Flex is a framework anyway, the basic things are still stay the same. Changes in layout, skin, new namespace etc. just make it more well-organized and easier to use. My suggestion is that you can learn AS first, then use Flex 3 to build a small application from the ground up to learn the basic Flex. That's all you need to start Flex 4. ----- Original Message ----- From: fred44455 <mailto:[email protected]> To: flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:[email protected]> ups.com Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Honestly guys , at 48 should I expect Flex & AS3 to change my life job wise? Mr. Wang, Thank you so much for your input. I am currently learning Flex 3 under Lynda.com Essential training and I also purchased Lynda.ActionScript 3 essential training(with Flex not Flash). I am using both tutorials and I seems to pick up the basics nicely. However I tried to follow Flex4 in a week(from adobe videos) but it was too hard for me to understand. These videos I think were assuming that you kow Flex basics. As you said it will be better to start with Flex4 & the framwook but there is no Flex 4 book availble yet!! Do you think that the difference between Flex 3 and Flex 4 is that huge? What I am trying to say is that I hope that I am not wasting my time learning Flex 3 to realize(when the Flex 4 books will be available) that it is a totally different programming using Flex 4. Thank you in advance for your answer, Regards, Fred. --- In flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, "Ivan Wang" <ivan.wang2...@...> wrote: > > Of course you will, learning a new language has nothing to do with one's age. ActionScript is quite a simple language compared to other and Flex is just a framework. One year is long enought to be a Flex Dev. > I suggest you start from Flex 4 since it's quite diffrent from its previous brother. Have fun. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: fred44455 > To: flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:05 PM > Subject: [flexcoders] Honestly guys , at 48 should I expect Flex & AS3 to change my life job wise? > > > > I am 48 and currently learning Flex3 & AS3. I have tried several other platforms & languages and so far Flex is where I feel home , the coding feel more intuitive to me , so I am expecting to keep learning the material. Now let's say 1 year from now if I try to get a job will I be able to get an entry level as Flex Developer? Even at my age? Or should I just continue this as a hobby. > > Thanks for your time, > Fred. >
