I'd like to throw out an additional recommendation "Advanced Actionscript 3 with Design Patterns" I think it just came out recently. I noticed it last week and gave it a chance. I really like it.
They just cover the basic ones that you are likely familiar with at least at a high level, but they do it very well and thoroughly with simple, interesting, examples that are fun to read and in a nice style. They are pretty short and direct also, when it comes to the exposition that makes a lot of the pattern books really boring. And it's small enough that you can read it in bed without breaking your nose, always a plus for a computer book. The cookbook is fun and probably useful for most folk at some point. On 2/5/07, Andrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have bought all the books out there that have been printed so far (and it's not many :( at the moment. Programming Flex 2 is not out yet and only available in rough draft, and even that is only a few chapters that are posted (57 pages available out of 580) actionscript 3.0 cookbook is good, i liked it, useful for the future. most cookbooks were a good purchase. flex 2 training from the source seems to be mostly a waste for developers who already have something to build upon, while for beginners it might be excellent.. they have EXTEREMELY detailed step-by-step directions that make it difficult for people to just extract information, while for beginners such hand-holding is exactly what's needed. overall, what i would really recommend is reading the pdfs of documentation on adobe site. Flex2 has some of the BEST documentation i've ever seen, and it covers pretty much everything, i recommend reading the whole thing, it would probably serve you better than any books out there at the moment. -A On 2/5/07, Stembert Olivier (BIL) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi flexcoders, > > Is it worth buying these books??? > > Programming Flex2 > ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook > > Did you read and recomment them? > > Rgds, > > Olivier > > --------------------- > An electronic message is not binding on its sender. > Any message referring to a binding engagement must be confirmed in > writing and duly signed. > --------------------- > >
