AS 1 vs AS2 in flash 8

[Gloo pot]

AS 1 vs AS2

In flash 8 is AS2 better, i cant seem to find half the stuff in AS1. Is this because they only added all the new AS to AS2 and not 1?

Any one got any helpful tips about which one i should be useing and why?

[Blank_101]

I would use AS2 if I were you. It has so much more functionality and tools. Its not all that hard to learn either its pretty much the same as AS1. AS1 code works in AS2 as well for the most part. Sometimes you need to fix some syntax errors that AS1 wouldnt pick up.

[Gloo pot]

Kewl thanks, can i ask how much do you know of this " ActionScript 3.0"?
I bin hearing that its suposed to be realy good, some what like java and C# or C++. Should i wait and just learn AS3 when they release an ad-on to flash 8 (if the do)?

[Lexicon]

There won't be an actionscript3 add-on to Flash8. MM have said that you will have to wait for the next full version of Flash before it will get AS3 capability. The development of Flex and Flash is to become staggered rather than upgrading both products at the same time. Flex is to get AS3 first so it will be a probably be a good year and a half before flash gets it. Also the syntax is not going to be totally different so learning earlier AS versions will definitly not be a waste of time.

AS3 seems to make life a little easier by improving the classes api's but the overall syntax is not totally new (although there are a couple of differences to look out for such as very strict typing and new class access modifiers etc., see link below). There is some more info on it here.

http://labs.macromedia.com/wiki/inde...ipt_3:overview

http://labs.macromedia.com/wiki/inde...:Learning_Tips

[Gloo pot]

I supose ill get started on coding in AS2

Thanks guys