Re: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript

2007-03-03 Thread sean
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

Re: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript

2007-03-01 Thread Ian Thomas
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

RE: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript

2007-02-28 Thread Merrill, Jason
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

Re: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript

2007-02-28 Thread Ian Thomas
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

RE: [Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript

2007-02-28 Thread Merrill, Jason
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