ActionScript 3 Can Be A Pain

From the first time I picked up a book on ActionScript 3 I have had some level of anxiety.  It’s that usual song and dance when dealing with a new version of Flash. With a new release come the task of learning the new and improved way of writing ActionScript.  Now grantted, the evolution of ActioScript has been a good thing thus far but AS3 is a bit on the rough side.  Code was easier to write in AS2. I could write simple functions using less code unlike in AS3.  However AS3 is not all bad. The improved handling of XML data is great. By far, much better than before and that’s one of the main reasons I use AS3.

Anyway the purpose of this post is to point out an article I came across today the Colin Mook had written about issues with AS3 and what Adobe should do to fix them.  It’s a good read and realy hits the nail on the head.

The Charges Against ActionScript 3.0