Foreword

It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the range of options and possibilities that Adobe Flash ActionScript 3.0 presents to developers. Where to start? What can Flash and ActionScript do? How has the technology changed? All of these questions are answered in this book, through the step by step exercises and the insightful writings of the Derrick Ypenburg.

Flash has in recent years become a term to describe a whole ecosystem of technologies with vast capabilities. But how did Adobe Flash ActionScript become the programming powerhouse of today? Like most Internet-based technologies, Flash came from humble beginnings just over a decade ago, primarily as a quirky alternative to GIF animations.

Flash acquired its first noteworthy programming ...

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