ActionScript 3.0 Bible [Paperback]

Roger Braunstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0470525231 | ISBN-13: 978-0470525234 | Edition: Revised & enlarged 2nd

The ActionScript 3.0 Bible, 2nd Edition, is your comprehensive guide to the bleeding edge of ActionScript 3.0 and the Flash Platform!

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ActionScript 3.0 from novice to master 

If you want to build interactive applications on the desktop, in the browser, or on mobile devices, this new edition of the ActionScript 3.0 Bible is all you need. If you're a beginner, it guides you through the whole ecosystem of the Flash Platform, ActionScript 3.0 language and syntax, object oriented programming, and even error handling techniques and debugging tips. For intermediate programmers, the Bible is packed with detail on every part of the expansive Flash Player 10.1 API. For experienced programmers, it includes interactive examples with real-world applications, a UML table of contents for finding the right chapter immediately, and comprehensive coverage of the very latest features including multitouch, Pixel Bender, and more.

• Massively updated and revised
• Program for mobile devices including iPhone, Palm WebOS, Android 2.0, and more
• Learn AS3 you'll use in Flash Professional CS5, Flash Builder 4, Flex 4, and AIR 2
• Run and modify over 200 new examples in your browser, with no software or setup required
• Use the speedy new Vector class
• Interface with web services in any language
• Display print-quality text with the Flash Text Engine and Text Layout Framework
• Learn 3D math and program your own 3D engine with AS3
• Write and run powerful pixel shaders with Pixel Bender
• Synthesize and analyze sound digitally
• Display, analyze, and capture audio and video

About the Author

Roger Braunstein is a multidisciplinary programmer and the Chief Roger Officer of partlyhuman inc., an independent development and design shop in Brooklyn, NY. Roger is an author of the first edition of ActionScript 3.0 Bible, and a short downloadable e-book, Introduction to Flex 2. Roger builds games, mobile apps, interactive art, tools, web apps, and websites using any technology he can wrap his head around. In just the past two years he's built stuff for LEGO, MoMA, Tim Burton, Antony and the Johnsons, AOL, HBO, Puma, General Mills, Sport Chalet, Pepsi, Coke, OMGPOP, The French Culinary Institute, and more. Additionally, he keeps busy with a series of independent projects. When not in front of a computer, Roger enjoys normal human activities such as biking, cooking, reading, traveling, taking photos, rollerskating, and dancing to music made on GameBoys.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; Revised & enlarged 2nd edition (April 12, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470525231
• ISBN-13: 978-0470525234
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent tome, May 11, 2010

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J. Anzalone (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ActionScript 3.0 Bible (Paperback)

Not just a bible, but also a grimoire. The 3.0 guide is a complete revision and rewrite from the previous edition. These kinds of books always seem so daunting and unapproachable, but I was happy to find that this new version easy to read and easy to learn from. It's not only up-to-date but it is hip to current trends in the community, and for that it is doubly useful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive reference, July 25, 2010

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terra "terra" (Melbourne, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ActionScript 3.0 Bible (Paperback)

As someone new to Flash but not new to programming, I've found this book to be comprehensive and easy to understand. The explanations were clear and friendly. The working demos of the example code available via the accompanying website are a great bonus.

This book also does a great job of catering to complete beginners to programming, even covering the basics of OOP.

I also enjoyed some of the fun examples, such as the seagull circus with the mutant three-legged seagull.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reference + Examples = Bible, May 15, 2010

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George Barton Davis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ActionScript 3.0 Bible (Paperback)

A book like this has to balance between educating people new to ActionScript (like myself) and informing old users about new features. It also has to balance between providing examples that coherently introduce subsystems like Flash Text, and providing a reference that stays useful long after you are familiar with each of the topics. So far the AS3 bible balances all of those very well. The authors have done an excellent job at crafting examples that match the general tasks most developers are likely to have, but also demonstrate each of the topics fairly deeply.