# There's gotta be a simpler way

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**Created:** [November 13, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/theres-gotta-be-a-simpler-way/299973 "2009-11-13T15:16:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/theres-gotta-be-a-simpler-way/299973/1 "2009-11-13T15:16:44Z")

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Okay. So my little tabbed-based app is working fine. All is good. However, as I’m learning AS3 here, I look back in retrospect on the code and execution of this sample (see link below for sample file).

[http://www.mediafire.com/file/yi2jkwyhtnv/tab-sample.zip](http://www.mediafire.com/file/yi2jkwyhtnv/tab-sample.zip)

Thinking about this, I realize there has to be a simpler way to achieve what I have done here–I just don’t know what that is. I imagine it’s probably all possible with everything on 1 frame and all code in one spot in my movie. 😏

Can any of you veterans out there help me understand how this could be further optimized? Thanks very much for your insight and help on this.