‘Learning Actionscript 3.0‘ by Rich Shupe and Zevan Rosser bills itself as ‘A Begginer’s Guide’ to Actionscript 3 for non-traditional programmers. With this in mind, I picked it up a couple of years ago when committing to making the transition from AS2 to AS3.

The book is made up of several sections, each one containing a number of chapters dedicated to exploring the basics of a particular aspect of AS3. The topics covered are wide ranging, from language and syntax to sound and video, external assets, and even touching on OOP – a welcome addition that I wasn’t expecting in such a begginer’s book. Read the rest of this entry »