Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-11 Thread Alejandro Diaz
I second the recommendation to the Safari bookshelf service to get these. So far it has paid itself back multiple times. I pretty much keep Moock's Actionscript for Flash MX there constantly (although this one book takes up 2 of my 10 slots) for quick reference. So far the most useful bit is

Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-10 Thread Eskil Janson
As a complement to Moocks brilliant, but sometimes very detailed information, I think this book is nice: Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript 2.0 Robin Haffner, James Talbot, Jeff Tapper. Published by New Riders. If you are a little less experienced programmer, you may want to

Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-10 Thread Adrian Park
I agree wholeheartedly with the Essential ActionScript 2.0 recomendation but would add that Moock's previous book, ActionScript for Flash MX, is also indispensable. Sure, some of the stuff in it is not necessarily up-to-date but, as a reference to ActionScript's built in classes and methods I find

Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-10 Thread murder design
thanks alot folks, starting out with essential actionscript, then going from there!!! btw: anyone out there working with 100% one frame actionscript sites? just curious- -edward ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or

Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-10 Thread eric dolecki
I can't live without my big red AS2 Dictionary (reference) and I need to get the Flash 8 version of that too... although I don't like the formatting of the Flash 8 one as much. -e.dolecki On 3/10/06, murder design [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thanks alot folks, starting out with essential

RE: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-10 Thread Merrill, Jason
Both Moock's O'Reilly book Essential Actionscript 2.0 and Elst Yard's Friends of Ed book Object Oriented Actionscript for Flash 8 are VERY fine books, both of which I own and highly recommend for learning to write AS 2.0 code, I would disagree that these are the best recommendations to his

Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-10 Thread Anggie Bratadinata
I think this book is nice: Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript 2.0 Robin Haffner, James Talbot, Jeff Tapper. Published by New Riders. Indeed, it is a very nice book! Somehow it made me stop reading Moock's book :) -- Anggie Bratadinata Web|Graphic|Flash Jl. Raya Langsep 21

Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-09 Thread Andy Johnston
I would highly recommend Colin Moock's Essential Actionscript 2.0 it is an excellent guide to the package system and object oriented goodness. so after not having coded in flash for about 5 years (lots of changes) and getting hardcore back into actionscript, and ESPECIALLY this list :P (love

Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference

2006-03-09 Thread Michael Bedar
Just wait a few months and read up on Flex2 in the meantime :) On Mar 9, 2006, at 8:34 PM, Andy Johnston wrote: I would highly recommend Colin Moock's Essential Actionscript 2.0 it is an excellent guide to the package system and object oriented goodness. so after not having coded in