Need help switching to AS3.0? Check out the Migration Cookbook

Posted by on Apr 28, 2009 in ActionScript, How-to | Comments Off

A lot of Flash developers are still using ActionScript 2.0 to code their Flash based projects and there’s nothing wrong with that. However, ActionScript 3.0 gives you lots of benefits. For instance, the performance of ActionScript 3.0 based applications is far greater than AS2.0 based apps and you also get a ton of new Flash Player APIs and community libraries.

Today, we launched a new ActionScript technology center on the Devnet site with links to a variety of resources and tutorials. The Migration Cookbook is a good place to start. There’s also a downloadable PDF version that will get you up to speed with ActionScript 3.0 in no time.

Flash on!

ActionScript 3.0 is not going to kill you

Posted by on Aug 25, 2008 in ActionScript, Video | 3 comments

First of all an apology. I didn’t check my YouTube inbox for a while and only just saw there are some messages in there. This one by Matt Maxwell is one you have to see:

[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihjgt7N3PtM]

I really love it when people get creative even if it’s only to rant a bit. Don’t worry Matt… AS3.0 is not going to kill you ;-) To get you started, check out this article which has some helpful links to help you with your migration to AS3.0 but deep down I actually hope you get stuck even more ’cause I really enjoyed your videos! ;-)

6 reasons to use ActionScript 3.0

Posted by on Aug 19, 2008 in ActionScript, How-to | Comments Off

bin.jpgActionScript 3.0 has been out there for quite some time now. While most of you have already moved on to AS3.0, we are aware that some people in the community haven’t yet made the switch. Lee Brimelow just published an excellent article on Devnet that talks about the 6 best reasons to use AS3.0.

I’m certain that you will be convinced about the power of AS3.0 after reading this article and that you’ll be eager to learn more about AS3.0. The links below will help you take your first steps in AS3.0 and help you understand the differences between AS2.0 and AS3.0: