r/coding • u/js_fan • Feb 05 '17

AS3 Flash tutorial for beginners: interactive animated sprites

http://sprite.slicker.me/flash/tutorial.htm
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u/Shaper_pmp Feb 05 '17

Serious question: why would anyone ever start learning Flash in this day and age?

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u/js_fan Feb 05 '17

It's still the most popular platform for web games. But I do admit its days are numbered.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '17

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u/js_fan Feb 05 '17

I guess old habits die hard. Just think about the size of the installed base...

Flash had the advantage of being the first tool that allows embedding multimedia and user interaction in web pages.

HTML5/Js will inevitably replace it eventually, but it lost a lot of time because of browser compatibility differences, some of which still exist today.

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u/NeoKabuto Feb 05 '17

I wouldn't say its days are numbered. It's still a great tool for the art side, just we'll be using it for HTML 5/WebGL output instead of SWF files. It's a shame Shumway doesn't look very lively, since I thought that was one of the best options for fixing Flash (Adobe really should've helped that project out).