# Actionscript for MX book
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-mx-book/12693
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**Created:** [February 3, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-mx-book/12693 "2003-02-03T16:55:41Z")
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### Author:  [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-mx-book/12693/1 "2003-02-03T16:55:41Z")
Im tryin to learn more about flash and actionscript and im using MX and i was wondering what the best books were for flash and for actionscript… like seperately… thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-mx-book/12693/2 "2003-02-03T18:22:41Z")
for actionscript:
Colin Moock’s “ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide” (Second Edition)
for Flash, hum, there are a ton, maybe someone else will have a great recommendation
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-mx-book/12693/3 "2003-02-03T19:09:28Z")
For getting into actionscript I found Brendan Dawes’ ‘Drag Slide Fade’ really useful. It doesn’t claim to be a bible of any kind but instead it outlines a handful of core techniques that this guy uses on a daily basis.
They are very clearly explained and it is also easy to see how you can tweak and combine these techniques to produce something original.
I don’t come from a programming background so this book really helped de-mystify actionscript for me.