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
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

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

[Flashcoders] Beginners/Designers Actionscript

2007-02-27 Thread Ian Thomas
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.