Fernando de França

on Oct 25, 2009 at 2:44 PM

AS3 ,once appropriately used, let's you move faster, reusing well structured code.
You will HAVE TO learn to code better to use it .

With AS2 you experience the impression of faster solving simple problems.
AS2 is much more tolerant to errors, easier to learn, as much as limited.
It`s APIs will stay the same.

Yanzer Lee

on Aug 03, 2009 at 10:59 AM

I am a designer before a AS Scripter...
I still believe in AS2
its easier to teach my fellow designers.
Its more flexible...

I hope Flash doesnt cut away the AS2.0

Dima Pilipenko

on Feb 10, 2009 at 4:44 PM

People, AS3 more powerful and uses AVM2.

Ismael de la Riva

on May 27, 2008 at 4:11 PM

i still use As2, to be honest i dont have a problem with AS3, my only observation is that it has a steeper learning curve than previous versions. And even though it doesn´t affect me directly, it will limit the qty of designers that will pick up flash in the future.

The "light" flash designer doesn´t make killer flash sites, but it sure helps propagate the plug in.

And another thing:
how in hell is a guy just starting on flash, learns about AS3 huge problem with garbage collection?

Charles Hinshaw (reply to Keith Parent)

on Jan 18, 2008 at 12:43 PM

I use as3 daily. to answer your questions:
- yes, I do things in AS3 all the time that I couldn't have done in AS2.
- development speed increases depend on the size of the project. for larger projects, yes - it makes development easier and quicker. for smaller projects, not so much -- but it doesn't make it slower.

I don't know if I share your view regarding motives. I remember back when Macromedia acquired Flash... to picture the changes that have come with each version. You could have made that claim at any point with as much legitimacy as this claim. The reality, as I see it, is that AS2 fell short to meet the needs of users. AS3 is a much better step. There are many things that Adobe still needs to do as far as improvements, but when you can sit down and use the Actions panel and write valid AS3 in a few seconds, and a developer can also sit down with Flex and use the same language to develop a full RIA, I would say that you are on to something good.

The Supermarket

on Jan 16, 2008 at 3:53 PM

i still use AS2 and like keith i was quick to pick up AS2 once it came out. however, i don't think i will ever use AS3. there are so many resources for AS2 and so much more for me to learn that it makes picking up AS3 a waste of time. i should also say that i don't aspire to revolutionize the internet. if i cared to be at the forefront of the newest and the freshest i would definitely pick it up. perhaps AS3 is more applicable to uses outside of webdesign.
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i just read the first paragraph of the bigspaceship article mentioned below and it makes me want to take it all back. "faster" "xml is easier"

Levi Beach

on Oct 21, 2007 at 8:11 AM

i'm still using AS2, but plan to make the switch before the new year.

Keith Parent (reply to justin powell design)

on Oct 18, 2007 at 9:35 PM

ah, great link - thanks. it seems like i remember a similar outline from 1 to 2 that helped me a good deal.

so far:
AS2 has 2 votes.
AS3 has none.

anyone else? :)

justin powell design (reply to Keith Parent)

on Oct 08, 2007 at 4:32 PM

i'm kind of holding out myself... keeping an eye on it though. big space ship had a post on their labs blog outlining some of the changes:

http://labs.bigspaceship.com/blog/?p=61

Keith Parent

on Sep 22, 2007 at 8:19 PM

i was just wondering if anyone has adopted actionscript 3 yet and primarily codes with it? i personally was quick to jump to actionscript 2 but now i'm working as a creative director and don't have the time or projects to get my hands dirty, so i feel like i'm losing out on something. has anyone done anything with it that was not possible before? does it make development any easier or quicker? to me it feels more like Adobe just wants to make actionscript in general more object oriented so "real" application developers will take flash seriously as a development platform.