Understanding Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript 2: Basic techniques for creatives: Basic Techniques for Creatives |
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Andrew Rapo, Alex Michael
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Pages: 312 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0240519914
Pub: Focal Press
Pub date: 2006-02-17
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 212686
Reader Reviews:
Not what I was expecting (0/0 people found this helpful)
This book really wasn't what I was expecting from reading the title and description.
It says it's aimed at designers who want to learn Actionscript 2 but that's far from true. The book spends the first 2 chapters talking about the timeline and Flash interface. Surely if a designer is attempting to learn Actionscript 2, they're already well familiar with Flash and want to utilize actionscript to create more innovative and dynamic websites.
The books explains how Actionscript 2 is structured and works. Knowing how classes are put together and OO programming works is useful, but not unless you actually know what to do with it. I have good Actionscript 1 knowledge but found this book virtually useless. I know how to do things with Actionscript 1, but want to start using Actionscript 2. This book is all about the theory of Actionscript 2 with very few practical examples. Even the example of the game at the back of the book is highly theoretical and way too advanced to go into without anything beforehand.
For a designer who wants to learn Actionscript 2 small examples of useful, practical everyday examples of Actionscript 2 are needed. While the author clearly knows Actionscript 2, and is a talented programmer, he doesn't know how to communicate properly with the intended audience. This book could potentially be useful for programmers, but it's certainly not good for 'creatives' as intended.
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