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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Flash MX ActionScript in 24 Hours by Gary Rosenzweig ISBN: 0-672-32385-0 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 02 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (12 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I would give this three and a half stars if I could
Comment: THE BAD:
First of all, there are indeed so many errors in this book, it is ludicrous. For example (page 75, number 4) , one script tells you to use "gotoAndStop" but then in the code it has written "gotoAndPlay". If you type in the code as given, the movie doesn't work properly, but if you then figure out that the author really _meant_ to put in the code what he intially said - ie: "gotoAndStop" - the movie works fine. It's that kind of thing that can really drive you nuts.
THE GOOD:
That said, I did learn (or re-learn) some programming concepts from this book and it has gotten me started in ActionScript . I'm one of those poor schmucks ( aka: "a designer") that has been trying to learn programming on my own for six years and until recently, couldn't tell a function from a variable. So the fact that this book got a few programming concepts through my thick skull made it a worthwhile read... in spite of the errors.
Rating: 2
Summary: Filled with coding errors
Comment: This book contains very good examples and is easy to follow. It would be even easier to follow if I wasn't having to continuously correct coding errors throughout the book. If you want to beef up on your debugging skills then this book is great. I am a little disappointed in the author and his quality control in publishing this book. It would be a fabulous book otherwise.
Rating: 3
Summary: beg to differ
Comment: well, i dont mind the missing cd-rom coz i found the fla files online.
ok: so i am a beginner, and i needed a book that would get me running on actionscript. well, this book certainly dispelled my fears about actionscript and i can now read actionscript with fair understanding.
but where this book fails is when it rushes to explain actionscript CONCEPTs by giving code and devoting a paltry line or two to explain it. sure, i understand that there is a definite time constraint when trying to teach something quickly, but not this fast!!
its pretty good uptil hour 8-9, and after that its jerky. inadequate explanations, and "type this and understand what it means" advise.
but on the positive side, ALL the examples are real world and often used. u will quickly come up to speed with scrolling, menus, buttons etc. but..... the concept itself? dunno.
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash MX in 24 Hours by Philip Kerman ISBN: 0672323710 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 22 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver MX in 24 Hours by Betsy Bruce ISBN: 067232346X Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 18 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Fireworks MX in 24 Hours by Jackson West ISBN: 0672324059 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 04 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition by Colin Moock ISBN: 059600396X Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 19 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver MX in 21 Days by John Ray ISBN: 0672324032 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 31 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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