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Summary: missed the mark
Review: This book claims to take the fear out of programming but it jumps right into writing raw code in "Advanced" mode as opposed to coding in "Normal" mode which I would assume to be the logical first step. The author does a good job of introducing the ActionScript language by using metaphors but failed to get me to actually program anything. This book is not for designers, maybe it is for programmers but, I would guess that programmers would require more depth than this book provides.
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Summary: This a must have for anyone using flash.
Review: This book is fantastic for anyone who's using flash but hasn't got into the interactive side of things yet.Brendan Dawes has written in such a simple way that scripting interactive projects,(whether you're an artist or a designer or just a user of flash),doesn't seem daunting or impossible anymore, it's explained completely, step by step and makes you realise fully the possibilities of flash and its capability as a creative tool.
Buy this book now, it's without a doubt the best book on action scripting that I've ever seen and it's helped me open my mind to the endless creative possibilities of using flash to change the veiwer of your work into the user of your work.
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Summary: Errors, errors errors
Review: This book is FULL of errors in its code. Unless you know actionscript well enough to figure out the errors on your own to make the code work, you'll be very disappointed. I am thankful I bought it used and didn't pay full price. Avoid this book and save yourself a lesson in frustration. I think he wrote it with the motivation to make people think actionscript is very hard and thus limit his competition.
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Summary: missed the mark
Review: This book is great for learning how some of the great Flash tricks are done. I'm not a designer or Flash programmer by trade, but after perusing this book I was able to employ my knowledge of similar ECMA languages to ActionScript and create sliding and fading effects as well as a few others. Highly recommended for someone trying to expand their ActionScript toolset. -Steve Parks
Macromedia Certified Instructor
Macromedia Certified Advanced Cold Fusion MX Developer
Cold Fusion Developer's Journal Contributing Author
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Summary: Great for learning common ActionScript tasks
Review: This book is great for learning how some of the great Flash tricks are done. I'm not a designer or Flash programmer by trade, but after perusing this book I was able to employ my knowledge of similar ECMA languages to ActionScript and create sliding and fading effects as well as a few others. Highly recommended for someone trying to expand their ActionScript toolset. -Steve Parks
Macromedia Certified Instructor
Macromedia Certified Advanced Cold Fusion MX Developer
Cold Fusion Developer's Journal Contributing Author
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Summary: Wow! I'm starting to "get it"...
Review: This is the first book on beginner/intermediate Action Scripting that actually broke through the barrier for me. I just purchased it today and already through chapter 1... I have a clearer idea on how dot._syntax=works. (sorry!) New Rider's seem to have a good grasp and, for the most part, release books that speak to me. There are some great ideas and I like how the author displays more than 1 way to do it with AS!
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Summary: Wow! I'm starting to "get it"...
Review: This is the first book on beginner/intermediate Action Scripting that actually broke through the barrier for me. I just purchased it today and already through chapter 1... I have a clearer idea on how dot._syntax=works. (sorry!) New Rider's seem to have a good grasp and, for the most part, release books that speak to me. There are some great ideas and I like how the author displays more than 1 way to do it with AS!
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Summary: TOO many errors
Review: Very disappointed in buying this book as it has so many errors. For a beginner, it will be very frustrating to deal with. Very disappointed because I know the author is a Flash expert. Very disappointed that the Author, Editors and Technical Writers rushed this book out onto the market before testing, thoroughly, the examples in this step-by-step book. The only ones who will truly benefit from this book are the advanced readers versed in ActionScript as they have the knowledge to pick-up on errors. ActionScript newbies.... you will be very frustrated with this book.
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Summary: A must have on any new media designer's shelf
Review: What can I say, this book just blew me away. It easily sits next to Hillman Curtis' book as a must have for any Flash Designer's shelf. For the first time someone was able to really explain and interest me further into the nature of programming and more specifically, Actionscript. I had always known that the real power of Flash since version 5 lie in its Actionscript but up until now I was a bit intimidated to say the least. I had done it, learned it, but for the first time a book made me feel comfortable about it. The book presentation itself is absolutely stunning. It has some serious girth to it. If you were to glance at this book on the shelf you would see it has the same Widescreen Type format as the Magic books. However, the content in this book is tightly packed and dwarves the amount you find in those Flash Magic book. Heck, it dwarves the Flash Web Design books by the aforementioned Hillman Curtis. This book has the same amount of content as a Friends of Ed book all wrapped in a lingerie like wrapper. In other words. This book is very tasty. *-)
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