Re: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript
Hi Ian, sorry for the late reply. I've been so busy. I personally recomend NOT worrying about design patterns and such. Instead, go for a good AS2 book which will, as a matter of course lead you through the principals of good Object Oriented design and development. The principals are truly very simple but there tends to be a belief that they are attainable only by years of study and self abuse. This is entirely untrue. If you simply want to learn OO design and programming then I would recommend any of the myriad of excellent OO or Java for beginners books as these are truely excellent. If, however, you want to learn your OOD and OOP on actionscript itself (as this is obviously more relevant) then I have to recomend New Riders' Object Oriented Programming in Actionscript 2.0. I found this an invaluable reference. It's worth mentioning at this point that AS 3.0 will be more stricly typed (see your OO book for that reference) and as such more of a strict OO language. As such you'd be well advised to get a decent AS 3 book once you've got the principals of OO in AS 2 under your belt. FoE are bringing out a Foundation AS3 book which is aimed at giving designers and new developers a better handle on AS3. Good luck mate Sean McSharry www.flashcoder.net/blog Hi, Can anyone recommend a good book to teach designers who know a bit of AS1 scripting up to speed with AS2? I've been asked for a recommendation and it's been so long since I bought a book (or was scripting AS1!), I'm at a loss to pick out one from the myriad that a Google search brings up. Cheers, Ian ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript
On 2/28/07, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have found the OOP aspects of AS2 learnable only by repeated experience - experimenting, trying again, reading, trying some more, etc. The syntax of AS2 is the easy part - the design pattern is what takes time to learn. Focus on the syntax of AS2 (class strucutre, public/private/static, typecasting) and then the actual implementation of practical use just takes practice. Jason, Thanks for the advice. I think the basic issue is that I'm going to have to find time to run some training courses here; I was hoping to find an introductory book to ease my pain and at least give them the basics. Ah well. :-) Ian ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript
Friends of Ed's Object Oriented Actionscript is great. Moock's AS2 is good too. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology Operations Learning Leadership Development eTools Multimedia Team -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 4:18 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript Hi, Can anyone recommend a good book to teach designers who know a bit of AS1 scripting up to speed with AS2? I've been asked for a recommendation and it's been so long since I bought a book (or was scripting AS1!), I'm at a loss to pick out one from the myriad that a Google search brings up. Cheers, Ian ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript
Thanks Jason, I've got Moock's book, and having had a quick skim, I think it's too advanced for the person in question who's only ever done very basic scripting; I was looking for something simpler. Would the FoE book suit, do you think? Cheers, Ian On 2/28/07, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friends of Ed's Object Oriented Actionscript is great. Moock's AS2 is good too. ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript
Yes - the Friends of Ed book is probably better, but if you don't have a good enough handle on AS 1, you'll be even more confused by AS 2. At some point, the person in question just needs to jump off the dock and start swimming. :) I have found the OOP aspects of AS2 learnable only by repeated experience - experimenting, trying again, reading, trying some more, etc. The syntax of AS2 is the easy part - the design pattern is what takes time to learn. Focus on the syntax of AS2 (class strucutre, public/private/static, typecasting) and then the actual implementation of practical use just takes practice. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology Operations Learning Leadership Development eTools Multimedia Team -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 11:20 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript Thanks Jason, I've got Moock's book, and having had a quick skim, I think it's too advanced for the person in question who's only ever done very basic scripting; I was looking for something simpler. Would the FoE book suit, do you think? Cheers, Ian On 2/28/07, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friends of Ed's Object Oriented Actionscript is great. Moock's AS2 is good too. ___ 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
