# AS3 vs AS2, why is AS3 better?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-vs-as2-why-is-as3-better/251150>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 5, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-vs-as2-why-is-as3-better/251150 "2008-02-05T20:03:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Syous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Syous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Syous)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-vs-as2-why-is-as3-better/251150/1 "2008-02-05T20:03:18Z")

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Title says it all. I’m an novice-intermediate AS2 dev, but why should I learn AS3. I’ve searched these forums and google for a bit but didn’t find that much, can any of you explain the basic benefits / cons / etc. to AS3?

Thanks!