November 4th, 2005
Actionscript 3.0?
Ok, so here is the deal. While most of the Flash MX developer guys are still catching up on their Actionscript 2.0 (AS2) skills here’s another Actionscript upgrade version. The AS3 aka Actionscript 3.o. So what are we fellow Flash Devs should do? Of course learn and adopt AS3! It’s easier than what you think here’s why.
A number of additions to ActionScript 3.0 are straightforward to discover and use, and make programming significantly easier than in previous versions. For example, by repackaging commonly used classes and objects as more easily-accessible APIs, we’ve provided faster, more direct access to the functionality you need for your applications. Other additions, like regular expressions and E4X support, make working with XML much faster and more natural. The new ActionScript Virtual Machine (AVM2) runs ActionScript 3.0 code, and includes an optimized compiler, redesigned from the ground up to run applications even faster. Lastly, an improved Flash Player API includes objects and functions to access player-specific functionality. Now that’s big. But hold on I’ve heard that it’s not yet officialy released hehe got ya!
