Macromedia Flash MX ActionScript Bible

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Summary: Bulky introductory walkthrough
Review: This is a very in-depth walkthrough of Actionscript MX. Though I was surprised that the authors chose to use the original Actionscript class syntax as opposed to the Actionscript 2 class syntax. It should have at least been covered. Otherwise the book is solid. It presents a thorough introduction to the basics of the language, then an API by API introduction. Each API section is covered in-depth with code samples and illustrations.

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Summary: GREAT but by no means error-free
Review: This is an amazing book, it is teaching be a ton, and i've just started. The only problem is it's lack of editing. It's not so much misspelled words, but errors in how they present things. For example, in a tutorial at the end of chapter 5 (pg 106), they say to put _root.man.mcGlasses...etc, when you named the instance mcMan, and not man. In the pre-done file, they named the instance "man", which is where this code came from, but they instructed you to name it "mcMan", which would make the code not work. And then on page 112, the output should be "after" and not "After"... just minor things that don't detract from learning, because this is a great book, and even with errors, i am learning a ton. GREAT

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Summary: ::Action Script:: The next step
Review: Through years of practice and even training from the man himself Robert Reinhardt, I have to say this book is extremely under priced for the amount of information I have learned from it. Bravo to Rob & Joey for putting together one of the most informative books on ActionScript. With this book and lots of trial and error I was able to ace my Flash Developers exam and again, thanks to the authors. If you are considering taking the next step into Flash and really looking to learn just how far you can take this program, this is the book for you!