/prog/ - Flash programming

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 6:47

Hi /prog/,

So basically I have a lot of spare time on my hands right now, and I feel I might as well use it to learn something.

I want to learn flash-programming, for a start. Anyone can recommend me any place to start, which program to use, and websites/books with decent advice?

tl;dr: Advice on starting to learn flash.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 6:50

Um, you could try learning python. The thing is that learning these things as I have found out by myself is really boring. I'm using the book "Learn Python the hardway" It is terribly boring so I just work through some exercises every day and promise myself not to quit.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 6:52

>>2
What is the difference between python and flash?

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 7:02

>>3
One has a state of the art JIT engine, as opposed to a slow as fuck mediocre VM interpreter. The other forces you to indent your code. I wouldn't really recommend either.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 8:03

Okay. What else shall I start learning then? I already know C+ and html.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 8:28

>>5
You came to the wrong neighborhood buddy — just a friendly advice for you.

Name: VIPPER 2011-11-07 8:39

>>6
This.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:01

>>6
>>7
I've been referred from /sci/ to /g/ to /prog/ and now...So, where do you think I oughta go then? :D

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:08

Buy a $150 book that teaches Flash programming. If you're too cheap for that, read SICP then buy a $90 book on Actionscript.

http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:10

>>8
What did you expect? Are you that much retarded? Have you asked in /b/ also? Or in one of the 25 variations of /japanesepedophila/ ?
Google something like "Actionscript reference books", read critics on AS community sites, on Amazon... It's not that hard. You wanted to be trolled, obviously.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:13

Learn HTML5 or play around with applets

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:15

applets
6/10

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:18

>>9

Thanks for the link. Oh, I'd love to find a book, I just haven't found one, that seems professional enough.

>>10
No. I did check stores etc., but I thought that maybe someone on a board called /prog/ might know which book on programming is advised.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:29

>>13
Actionscript is not popular here.
Read SICP (>>9's link) and then HtDP, TAoCP, EoPL, K&R, CLR, CLRs, CTM, AIMA, AMOP, ATTAPL, CLtL, GOF, HOP, LiSP, LL, PAIP, PCL, PLP, TAPL, TCPL, TCS, TLS, TSPL, TSS, TRS, and WELC. (it's kopipe and surely misses some)

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:31

>>14
k. Thank you :)

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:36

>>15
Alternatively, if you're a beginner and just want to write your first flash game in an afternoon, try something like this tutorial for a space shooter: http://www.kongregate.com/labs

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:37

>>16
thx, but I'm not that interested in games. Thanks, nonetheless.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:39

>>17
Then why flash, if I may ask?

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:41

>>18
Websites. I know it sounds queer, but some people have been specificly demanding the flash-element for their website.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:46

>>19
It does sound queer and you don't want to have any business with these people.

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 9:54

flash if some closed source shit, fuck you for supporting it OP. GTFO /prog/

Name: Anonymous 2011-11-07 12:07

>>21
adobe open sourced their actionscript vm awhile back (tamarin). also their flex sdk is open source.

>>1
OP, look up some actionscript tutorials. actionscript is the programming language used to make flash files. serious flash devs don't use the flash ide at all. they write actionscript code in their editor of choice and compile that into a swf. you can download the "flex sdk" for free from adobe and use that to compile actionscript.

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