I want to learn AS3.0 but cannot afford to go to the courses.

I have basically showed myself how to use Flash and am starting to learn AS3.0 through online tutorials and analyzing (read: plagiarizing) other people's work.

Is anyone out there willing to take a bright eyed and bushy tailed n00b and show him the ropes of AS3.0?

Im new to actionscript and I recently bought a Book called Actionscript 3.0 Bible and have found it pretty useful for a basic beginners course, while it doesnt answer all my questions it does help alot. and the search button on the forums can never steer you wrong either.

If someone posts their code online you can almost guarantee they expect to you learn from it & they realize that you may use it. Some want credit for their work: putting their name in a section showing who they are & what they contributed, others want to be contacted to give permission.

If they have posted it & you like the way it works, look at the code & learn from it. I've been able to figure out many a problem just by doing that. Now, I did not say download a swf and decompile it. That's a whole 'nother story.

There's blogs, websites, and forums that you can gleen from. You'll see all sort of things and find yourself saying, "Oh, I can use that in this project." & "That is so incredible, I wonder if I can make that."

As for learning, the best way to start is with a project. If it's too big you can make it in sections.

Another good book to get is Actionscript 3.0 Quick Reference Guide. It's good for beginners and for those who have codes in AS2.

HTH

~Po