where do i start?

[colfaxrev]

I need to start working with AS 3.0, so I can stay with the program. (and keep a job haha).

I am pretty darn good with AS 2, and i am always using this type of declaration...


var myThing:Number;
var MyWord:String;

function returnNothin():Void
{
//stuff
}


anyway, do you HAVE to use Flex to be able to compile AS 3, or can flash authoring environment do it?

I downloaded flex once, and it looked SOOOO foreign to me! Does the new way of flash still use movieclip hierarchy? I would LOVE to see examples of proper ways to doing things with AS 3.

oh yeah, and is AS 3 FINALLY going to allow you to declare, an int, or short, long, floating point, or double?

and a char vs string

since right now it only allows for "Number" which is just a nasty floating point number!

please send me in the right direction!!!

[Fall_X]

anyway, do you HAVE to use Flex to be able to compile AS 3, or can flash authoring environment do it?If you have flash 8, check out the flash 9 alpha for free.
oh yeah, and is AS 3 FINALLY going to allow you to declare, an int, or short, long, floating point, or double?Number, int and uint are supported.

Just read some blogs, look for some examples, etc. And here's a reference : http://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/as3preview/langref/

[astgtciv]

Or you can download the free Flex 2 SDK, which includes a command-line compiler, and then integrate it with your favorite AS editor. Here (http://blog.pixelconsumption.com/?p=31) they show how to do it with PrimalScript.