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ActionScript 3.0 Quick Reference Guide--New from O'Reilly: For Developers and Designers Using Flash CS4 Professional

October 27, 2008

Sebastopol, CA—If you're ready to give your Flash projects a considerable performance boost, learning ActionScript 3.0 is a must. O'Reilly's latest title from the -- ($34.99 USD)--is designed specifically to help Flash designers and developers make the leap from ActionScript 2.0 to the new object-oriented ActionScript 3.0 quickly and painlessly. You'll learn key differences between the two language versions, allowing you to more easily leverage ActionScript 3.0 using Flash CS4 and other Adobe technologies like Flex and AIR.

Written by four of the top experts in the industry, including a member of Adobe's Flash product team--, , , and --this book is formatted so you can find any topic easily. With by your side, you will quickly learn about topics such as:

  • Object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts, such as packages and classes
  • ActionScript 3.0 features and player enhancements that improve performance
  • Workflow differences between ActionScript 2.0 and ActionScript 3.0 including tools, code editing, component sets, and image and font rendering
  • Where did it go? A guide to help you find familiar features in ActionScript 3.0, such as global functions, operators, properties, and statements
  • How do I? Step-by-step solutions for performing tasks with ActionScript 3.0, including input, sound, video, display, events, text, and more

Also included are overviews of Flash and ActionScript features and workflows. ActionScript 3.0 is a huge upgrade to Flash's programming language--and this guide helps you upgrade your skills to match it.

As Branden Hall, CTO of Automatic Studios Ltd, states in the foreword, "No matter what your background, the pages that follow will provide you with some excellent knowledge, insight, and even a little bit of wisdom in the realm of Flash and ActionScript. Happy learning!"

For a review copy or more information please email maryr@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information.

is a software engineer on the Flash authoring team at Adobe Systems, Inc.

writes articles for Web Designer Magazine and community-related sites.

is co-author of (O'Reilly), and teaches ActionScript programming at New York's School of Visual Arts' MFA Computer Art Department.

is a resident author at Community MX and a regular on the Flash and ActionScript support forums.

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David Stiller , Rich Shupe , Jen deHaan , Darren Richardson
ISBN: 9780596517359, 491 pages, Book Price: $34.99 USD, £21.99 GBP
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