Object-Oriented Macromedia Flash MX (Expert's Voice)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.11 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0068EVBSC |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 482 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Good OOP can still be bad Actionscript Andrew Otwell I'd originally written a more positive review, but I've reconsidered. There's a comment somewhere below that says something like "Drol's trying to shoehorn Flash into a paradigm that it doesn't fit" and that's really right.OOP is the focus here, and Flash does do OOP, but in a very quirky way. Specificly, inheiritance--one of the three key concepts in OOP--simply doesn't work well in Flash. You just have to plan your code differently. It's worth noting that Wan and Hall, authors of the definitive OOP in Flash book "OOP in Actionscript" suggest that *you don't use inheiritance* unless there's no other way to structure . excellent work, Mr. Droll. As a newcomer to Flash -- with some animation experience, and a tiny bit of scripting -- and a total novice at programming, I walked away from this book with a wonderful sense of confidence that I could learn how to achieve all of my goals for rich internet application development.I can't speak for anyone else, but I can say with absolute certainty that this book was the best decision I made in my internet education involving Flash. At the time of this writing, I'm already moving on to Flash MX 200excellent work, Mr. Droll. Amazon Customer As a newcomer to Flash -- with some animation experience, and a tiny bit of scripting -- and a total novice at programming, I walked away from this book with a wonderful sense of confidence that I could learn how to achieve all of my goals for rich internet application development.I can't speak for anyone else, but I can say with absolute certainty that this book was the best decision I made in my internet education involving Flash. At the time of this writing, I'm already moving on to Flash MX 2004, because I started using Flash MX pretty late in the game due to my loyalty to the now defunct Adobe LiveMotion.Since my. , because I started using Flash MX pretty late in the game due to my loyalty to the now defunct Adobe LiveMotion.Since my. "The examples let the intention down badly" according to John Harpur. My first reaction to this book was to admire the intention behind it. However, the graphicial content of the book (viz, example projects and screenshots) oscillate between being too primitive on the one hand, ann too narrowly scoped on the other. If memory serves me there are probably no more than half-a-dozen flash screenshots throughout the body of the text. Really a bad oversight.I don't quibble with the coding. The book is trying to shoehorn Actionscript into a paradigm for which it is still unprepared. I do think that many more useful examples could have been developed. The book could do with being rubbed up agai
Author William Drol develops a series of related applications using numerous step-by-step instructions and demonstrates the importance of good planning, documentation, and clean coding. This book is for readers who want to do more than load and publish the pre-built Flash MX templates, who want to make sure their work is reusable, who want to learn solid programming techniques and, above all, who want to build the next generation of Web-based applications. Object-Oriented Macromedia Flash MX teaches object-oriented programming skills using Flash MX ActionScript. Drol looks forward to integrating Flash MX with Web services, and he pursues other technologies such as XML, XSLT, and his current favorite, Microsoft C#.. It assumes no previous programming experience and encourages Flash users who normally avoid ActionScript. About the Author William Drol entered Macromedia Flash development with a varied background in object-oriented programming and graphic design. By the time they finish Object-Oriented Macromedia Flash MX, readers will be able to develop highly reusable applications and services that leverage the dynamic features in Flash MX ActionScript. Sophisticated applications demand a solid understanding of object-oriented programming techniques, regardless of the language and platform used. Today, there are many reasons to be excited about Flash MX and the hugely improved version of ActionScript. As such, it is the ideal platform for sophisticated Web ap
Learn more about the author at billdrol. Today, there are many reasons to be excited about Flash MX and the hugely improved ActionScript. About the AuthorWilliam Drol entered Macromedia Flash development with a varied background in object-oriented programming and graphic design. Drol looks forward to integrating Flash MX with Web services, and he pursues other technologies such as XML, XSLT, and his current favorite, Microsoft C#. His first experience with macromedia was the admittedly quirky, but OOP-based Macromedia Director and Lingo.
Drol looks forward to integrating Flash MX with Web services, and he pursues other technologies such as XML, XSLT, and his current favorite, Microsoft C#. Learn more about the author at billdrol. Today, there are many reasons to be excited about Flash MX and the hugely improved ActionScript. . His first experience with macromedia was the admittedly