Flash Resources~Will Rowe

When I started working with flash I found the ActionScript 3.0 language to be easiest for me to use, as opposed to the graphical interface. I am a Computer Science major and know several different programming languages which ActionScript is very similar to. The great thing about flash is that there are two different ways of getting thing done, the graphical interface for those used to Photoshop, and the coding for people like me who like to control exactly how an application works. The best resource for me learning how to use Flash was Lynda.com. They have training for the graphical interface and the ActionScript language that use videos showing you exactly what to do on screen. I also used the help menu which links to the very extensive Adobe Help, forums, and ActionScript language database. Google is also a good resource, if there was something I wanted to do and could not figure it out, I just searched it and was able to figure it out. Finally, there are several sites that I have included below that have tutorials on how to do cool things with Flash. Enjoy Flash guys, it really is a powerful tool for the web!

Links:

Lynda.com

Adobe Help

ActionScript 3.0 Language Database

Other Resources

Active Tuts+-Tutorials for making web applications

Chad and Todd-These guys work for Lynda.com and offer more tips and solutions for flash

ActionScript.org-This is THE site for everything ActionScript, definitely a wealth of information