I have a very basic knowledge of ActionScript based on a couple of books that I have purchased and tutorial that catch my eye. I also have some knowledge of Visual Basic and C++
My questions are:
Do I need to worry about ActionScript 2, do I for example, need an ActionScript book that covers AS 2.
I read somewhere that AS 2 was merely a super set of ActionScript 1 and that the additionality was for high end stuff etc.
Will AS 1 eventually be phased out ?
Is it better to learn AS 2
Thank you
As for books… I’ve never needed them…
lol… everybody will agree when it comes from u sen… :D:azn:
I think after you get a good grasp on any programming language, it’s not too difficult to expand your knowledge to other languages. I started with c/c++ console programming, then Javascript, now i know several. If you know javascript, you basically know AS. They’re both Object Oriented and ECMA (mostly).
so the main difference between AS1 AND AS2 is
…???
*Originally posted by senocular *
**AS 2 can just be seen as AS 1 with additional syntax for class definition). So yeah, AS 2 pretty much is a “super set” of AS 1 **
If you already know c++ its better to start off trying to learn AS2. It will probably be easier for you since AS2 is a lot more like c++ then AS1 is.
*Originally posted by Digigamer *
**If you already know c++ its better to start off trying to learn AS2. It will probably be easier for you since AS2 is a lot more like c++ then AS1 is. **
umm not really, there’s not that big of a difference between AS1 & 2 until you start forming classes. C++ is waaaayyy more strict. Yes, they are both OOP languages, but AS is based on dot notation. And if you’re not using a correct data type for a variable, C++ will let ya know 