Syntax Guide for ActionScript 3.0

Is there a practical "crash" guide for writing ActionScript 3. There's migration books from as2 to as3, but I'm not migrating.

People that have programmed in C seem to understand the math concepts and arguments. Books, links, a better debugging panel would all be helpful.

Here's my ideas, any suggestions.

SIMPLE EXAMPLES

"." is the "to drill in to folders or classes"

"shows the path to most-used methods"

"anatomy of argument, snippets"

http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/?page=3 http://flashspeaksactionscript.com/actionscript-20-to-30-migration-cheatsheet/

+3 A:

I would recommend Essential ActionScript 3 from Colin Moock. Starts at the beginning and Colin explains things really well and in depth.

Sam 2010-01-29 18:02:50

Ya, it's a really solid book. I've got 2 copies! One at home and another in the office.

Tyler Egeto 2010-01-29 21:48:28

Flipping through it now. Thanks.

VideoDnd 2010-02-01 14:52:38

Along the same lines, I found this. http://www.javascriptworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/LVSOnline_ActionScriptBasics_wk1.pdf

VideoDnd 2010-02-02 22:00:33

+1 A:

"practical crash guide " and since you state math i assume that is of interest to you

theres just 1 book id recommend thats worth checking out Foundation Actionscript 3.0 Animation: Making Things Move! By Keith Peters .It is FUN and a must read for people learning as3.

AdityaGameProgrammer 2010-01-30 06:06:58

It's got chapters on trig and physics. I'll be studying this for a while. Thanks

VideoDnd 2010-02-01 14:19:59

yep thats what made it so much fun for me to read

AdityaGameProgrammer 2010-02-02 07:14:39