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Learning ActionScript 3.0 (A Beginner's Guide)

Authors: Rich Shupe, Zevan Rosser
Publisher: Adobe Dev Library
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1886

Media: Paperback
Edition: First
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 382
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8 x 1

ISBN: 059652787X
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.696
EAN: 9780596527877
ASIN: 059652787X

Publication Date: December 13, 2007
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5 out of 5 stars

The best book I have read on the subject August 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is the best book on Action Script I have read. It doesn't just explain techniques but it explains why things are so. For example, it explains why it's sometimes better to use sprites than movie clips and why you should always remove event listeners when they aren't needed.

I have read Colin Moock's book as well as the ActionScript 3 Bible and the documentation provided by Adobe. To my mind, this book is the best of all because it allows you to start using ActionScript 3 straight away. With a lot of books, you have covered many pages before you do anything useful. This book has you putting stuff on the screen straight away.
I already had knowledge of ActionScript 2 but I would have thought it would be useful to beginners too.
For those who already have some knowledge, it consolidates and adds to what you know.

I really feel quite confident with the language now in a way I didn't before.
It is well supported with downloadable examples from its companion website.

The book has an excellent layout format and makes good use of colour.

5 out of 5 stars

Awesome... July 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

After endlessly searching for a decent AS3 book but having to settle with intermediate to advanced book I found this little gem and started some research. After finding reviews on the flashblog and other resources I decided to go ahead with the purchase.

not only is this book well illustrated in full colour, it also gives you a sense that your learning at a steady pace without feeling like your missing something as you progress.

The online resource site offers all of the files needed to sit and study the chapters in the book closer.

I have also recently embarked on what I thought was a problem with one of the resource files and emailed the support group, I was astonished to get a reply within 15 Minutes, pity that I was being a fool and there was no problem. Non the less the help was amazing.

I can't recommend this book enough for anyone wanting to make the jump from AS2 to AS3 or for anyone completely new to AS3.

Thank you

5 out of 5 stars

Easir to follow than Big Colin July 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I really like this book, It's a lot easier to follow than Colin Mook's essential one (Which of course you do actually need as well) Pretty straight to the point, easy to read and understand although I'm probably slap bang in the middle of the target audience - intermediate user with a fairly good understanding of key concepts and how OOP works. I don't recommend it for the absolute beginner and calling it "A beginners guide" is a bit misleading but as a transitional guide, its really good.

There are quite a few typos, it must be said and some of them are quite confusing. I also found that the choice of variable names occasionally made it less clear as to what's intended.

Overall, highly recommended and pretty much the second AS3 book you should have (Although buying it before Mr Mooks is probably a better idea if you get my drift)

I generally now use this one as my main learning guide and "Essential ActionScript 3.0" as a more detailed reference

5 out of 5 stars

best buy fopr every actionscript level July 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If you read this book and Essential actionscript 3 i actually belive you will be able to learn just as much if not more from Learning Actionscript 3 even though essential as3 is over 3x heavyer both mentally and physicaly - based on the fact the this book delivers the content in such an lite and understanable way in full color.

5 out of 5 stars

Best begginer AS3 book June 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Since I got the new Flash CS3 I browse the web looking for AS3 books to help me in the transition to the new AS3, as a flash designer I found this is the best book you can get, it will let you get your hands dirty very quickly with the new AS3, it explain very nicely how it works and why.

One of the best thing is the online support, you get all the exercises files, and here is a fact I email a question about a piece of code, and got answer 5 min later, yes 5min!!! it cant get better than that, well maybe it was a bit of luck, but in any case is pretty good.

So if you are not a developer, how needs to understand all the fuzz about AS3 and OOP get this book.