# \[Actionscript-Guru's\] Please give a beginner advice on the best actionscript book **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [September 17, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611 "2002-09-17T16:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amiridon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@Amiridon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Amiridon)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/1 "2002-09-17T16:15:41Z")
The title speaks for itself, I just need something to get me going in the right direction. the current actionscript books I have are mainly for forms and math equations. I need something to unlock the mysteries (I’ll take it from there) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/2 "2002-09-17T16:45:50Z")
Anything by the Friends of Ed. They are the best Flashers on Earth. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/3 "2002-09-17T17:20:13Z")
There is no secret grasshopper… there is only work. Flash is alike to a religion… it’s not so much a matter of mysteries but discipline. Do tutorials online, with a google search you can find literaly hundreds. Do them. Ask questions when something doesn’t work. Try out alterations based upon answers… learn… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/4 "2002-09-17T17:27:35Z")
That is so true, and part of the reason I haven’t used any books thus far. Although I am thinking about getting a book to learn this Math stuff, it is a pain…haha. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/5 "2002-09-17T17:38:13Z")
Ok where are some of the more beginner friendly sites who provide actionscript tutorials. (where did you guys go to learn in the beginning) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/6 "2002-09-17T17:42:08Z")
Of course, [www.kirupa.com](http://www.kirupa.com) is where I mainly go. \sometimes I check out…\ [www.flashkit.com](http://www.flashkit.com) [www.actionscript.org](http://www.actionscript.org) [www.ultrashock.com](http://www.ultrashock.com) \Good info on Arrays-\ [http://www.flashmagazine.com/html/480.htm](http://www.flashmagazine.com/html/480.htm) [http://www.flashmagazine.com/html/509.htm](http://www.flashmagazine.com/html/509.htm) And of course their is the AS Reference guide supplied with Flash MX. It also can be found on [www.macromedia.com](http://www.macromedia.com). This is only of course if you have to patience to guess and check what things do and figure it out for yourself (this was my method, I tend to take the difficult way out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/7 "2002-09-17T18:28:39Z")
Well hell, with a signature like you have That will be my way also thanks so much ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/8 "2002-09-17T18:31:25Z")
Just beware, my method is very time consuming and can get frustrating if you can’t figure out how something works. I still do check out tutorials at some of the sites listed above to get the idea of how to implement certain actions. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/9 "2002-09-17T19:36:46Z")
Something else: you have to wonder whether you want to learn Flash to build a site, or if you want to find inspiration for your scripts… pom :asian: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/10 "2002-09-17T21:05:44Z")
OOOO, good tip Ilyas. I focus my flash on script instead of Site Design because I can’t draw for diddly in Flash (no clue why, I just can’t). Since Site Design uses somewhat different interactive scripting you might want to choose a method before you start learning. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2002, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/11 "2002-09-19T01:40:01Z")
weird… I posted a reply yesterday and it was deleted. 3 books Actionsript the Definitive Guide (dont think there is an MX version yet) Good reference book. Visual Flash Actionscript (Excellent, quick read, fast learn! awesome… dont know if there is a flash MX version yet) Flash Actionscripting (Greatest explanations on every MX topic) However, it is your dedication that will make you good; These books will only help ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-gurus-please-give-a-beginner-advice-on-the-best-actionscript-book/5611/12 "2002-09-19T07:01:00Z")
I agree with Montoya on the book recomendations. Those are all pretty good reads. The Flash5.0 Bible also contains a lot of really good newbie resource material. As for myself. I gained most of my knowledge so far from asking people in this forum, and [flashkit.com](http://flashkit.com), answers to particular questions. I certainly have done my share of reading on the subject now… but when I was just learning this stuff it was all question and answer.