Is AS3 OOP Dying/Dead? I'm Confused and Lost!
I'm looking to start learning OOP so I can create Game User Interface Prototypes but I'm worried that resources for learning how to use AS3 and Flash is very thin on the ground and really out of date. Some articles I've seen online are many years old and the community for AS3 OOP seems to be really quiet, especially when you compare it to JS or other OOP languages.
A lot of jobs I've seen for UI Artists require the use of Flash to prototype UX flow and animation - but getting started seems to be really confusing, I feel like I'm looking for a linear set of tutorials focused on Game UI Prototyping and Animation effects, using either the TImeline or AS3 or both (what do you think is considered best practice).
If you know of any resource that could help me get started, which covers this type of thing that would be awesome. Also, your thoughts on how healthy Flash AS3 is currently.
Best,
Warren
i'm not sure of the future of as3, but oop appears to have legs. and learning one oop language makes it simple to learn others, i don't see much downside to learning as3.
i learned as3 (my first oop) in my spare time on a 10-day vacation by using senocular's tutorials coupled with the flash help files. i was very familiar with sequential programming, but had difficulty comprehending oop.
senocular.com
Learning ActionScript 3 | Adobe Developer Connection
Adobe ActionScript® 3 (AS3) API Reference
but i don't think a linear tutorial is a good way to learn any language, computer or otherwise. i recommend you read a little and then 'practice' a little.
with computer languages that means, read a little, and then write some code. play with it a little and experiment with code.
for me, when first learning something i like to read about the same topic from two different authors. that's why i liked going back and forth between senocular's tutorial and adobe's help files. if you hit a problem, skip around to find a solution. don't feel compelled to stick with a linear learning path.
having that last link (the api) is critical to learning a computer language. once you learn the basics and you learn how to use the api, you're done with all the memory work. from then on it's just a matter of logic and creativity to find solutions for problems you encounter.
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…To put it another way, the design of the site seems to be geared much more towards its regular users than those the site is supposedly trying to "help"…
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