AS3 Design Patterns is a must read and keep for reference!

ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns starts off going over the basics of OOP and comparing AS3 to AS2.  The rest of the book is Design Patterns to use in various coding situations. Many books use conceptual ideas to teach and are filled with ambiguity therefore leaving much to be desired, but not this one!

ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns is a must have for the novice all the way to the advanced developer, although not designed for the beginning Actionscripter. To clarify, the book does require, at minimum, basic knowledge of OOP which includes, but is not limited to packages, variables, classes and inheritance. I purchased Essential ActionScript 3.0 by Colin Moock which is a great starting point to learn AS3 . I definitely recommend reading a beginners AS3 book before starting this one if completely new to OOP. Make sure to pickup ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns as well.

Andrew Maurer

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