# Why the Jump from AS2 to AS3?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-the-jump-from-as2-to-as3/269721>\
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**Created:** [August 31, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-the-jump-from-as2-to-as3/269721 "2008-08-31T15:49:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![adnan794](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-the-jump-from-as2-to-as3/269721/1 "2008-08-31T15:49:41Z")

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Hello

Can anyone please tell the major improvements in AS3 that was missing in AS2? Also what are the differences bw AS2 and AS3 programming?

Thanks in advance.