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ActionScript Technology Center
Migrating to ActionScript 3
Developers and designers talk about migrating to ActionScript 3
Edge newsletter editor Julie Campagna tracked down several long-time Adobe Flash users at FITC Amsterdam 2009 to get a real-world perspective on how they approached learning ActionScript 3, what the main challenges were, and whether it was worth it for them to invest the time to learn the language.
Resources to get started with ActionScript 3
Whether you use Adobe Flash CS4 Professional or Flash CS3 Professional, the following resources will help you get started with ActionScript 3:
- Top five misperceptions about ActionScript 3
Read about the misheld beliefs some people have about ActionScript 3. - Top five benefits of ActionScript 3
Find out what some of the top advantages are of using ActionScript 3 in your projects. - Migrating to ActionScript 3: Key concepts and changes
Get an overview of key concepts that will help you migrate your applications from ActionScript 2. - ActionScript and code editor changes in Flash
Take advantage of new coding tools in the Actions panel or Script window, and a new debugging tool—designed to reduce the time it takes to write ActionScript 3 code. - Introduction to event handling in ActionScript 3
Use the EventDispatcher class to track mouse interactions and create your own custom events when building applications in Adobe Flex or Flash.
- Getting started with ActionScript 3
Learn core principles of ActionScript and interactivity in Flash CS4 Professional by watching this on-screen presentation. - Tips for learning ActionScript 3
Get a head start on ActionScript 3 with these tips and common issues you might encounter during development. - ActionScript 3 Quick Reference Guide excerpts
Make the leap from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 quickly and painlessly. - Introducing the ActionScript 3 debugger
Take a tour of the debugger in Flash and learn how it greatly simplifies troubleshooting issues with ActionScript 3 classes and frame scripts in FLA files. - ActionScript 3 migration table
Check out this exhaustive table in the ActionScript 3 Language and Components Reference to see the differences between ActionScript 2 and 3.0.
