# Why AS3?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-as3/226147>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 18, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-as3/226147 "2007-05-18T13:30:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![saevik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@saevik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saevik)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-as3/226147/1 "2007-05-18T13:30:39Z")

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Hi all :?)

[LIST]  
[_]Why ActionScript 3?  
[_]Pros / cons  
[_]Basic differences from ActionScript 2?  
[_]Difficulties making the switch?[/LIST]Perhaps there is some article somewhere that deals with these questions, but I haven’t been able to find one myself.  
Thanks for your input 🙂

Peter :azn: