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for(var s:int = 0; s<stateArray.length; s++)

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you.

package  {
	
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
	
	public class Main extends Sprite {

		public function Main()
		{
			addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, handler);
		}
		
		private function handler(e:KeyboardEvent)
		{
			trace('key down');
		}

	}
	
}

So I have this very simple document class called Main. Supposedly it should trace something whenever the user presses a key. However, it just doesn't work! I guess I am missing something but I don't know what.

Books! I spend my life reading them. Now, a good book depends on what you want. As you want to develop software I recommend "Programming: Principles and Practices using C++", by Bjarne Stroustrup. This is the book I wished I had when learning to program. It has an heavy emphasis on using the correct techniques for a given situation, illustrating many concepts and such.

Eh, I really can't remember much more, though. All other books I've read for beginners were like... missing something. On advanced programming I'd be able to give more advice. I feel this one book has the best teaching philosophy I've found so far. When I want to teach someone a new concept that's explained here, I re-read some part of the book to know how best should I do it.

Creating a full-featured forum from scratch might be productive and give you lots of experience. However, if you're just starting to learn other stuff it doesn't seem very feasible.

I vote for phpBB. Just because it's the one I've been using, I have no particular reason to defend it.

It's always nice to see someone interested in starting to program. I usually tell people to jump straight into C++ but maybe that's a little bit too hardcore for novices. If you want to be productive right away, I say ActionScript (3.0, of course). Actually, the biggest problem that novices face isn't really in the language itself - it's mostly learning how to "think like a programmer" and that should be the focus while learning. The best book that I've seen so far on programming for novices is "Programming: Principles and Practices (using C++)" by Bjarne Stroustrup. It uses C++ but only as a tool for doing the job (programming), not to learn how to master a particular programming language. You also mentioned HTML, I believe that it might be productive to learn how it works but it isn't really programming and won't teach you much about it.

On the "what can be done with programming" part, the answer is everything (almost). Really. Our modern world depends heavily on it.

This collab made me lol. Great job! Keep up the good work guys!

At 7/16/09 09:49 PM, 7IsUnlucky wrote: Go back to using flash 8, cs4 sucks

How so? AS3 is waaaaay better than AS2! The only thing that annoys me in cs4 is the workspace.

At 7/8/09 01:06 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote: Look what songs got released to Rock Band yesterday. Sadly, Mayhem was not included.

I think that green day were also in the pack... funny shit.

At 7/8/09 11:41 AM, doubleone wrote: Conan, indefinably.

That's my final answer.

This IRC channel is surprisingly entertaining.

Eh, why not...

I'm 24.

Shouldn't this be in general discussion? Or is it audio forum related only?

At 7/6/09 10:35 AM, robomanus wrote: Hey everybody!

I want you to check out my latest addition. It's my new composition named Toccata. Listen, vote and discuss! And of course enjoy! :D
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 51507

WOW

Amazing. Now that's what music is!

Waaaaaaaay too many parts for thirty seconds.

Mozilla Firefox
iTunes
Notepad
FileZilla
Guitar Pro 5

IRC chat? Cool, I guess.

Where can I find the server/channel/etc. info?

At 7/5/09 05:37 PM, wcatdoor wrote: what about for newgrounds?

It will loop automatically. Besides, when uploading, you need to specify whether it's a song or a loop.

At 7/4/09 01:56 PM, norcemastero wrote:

At 7/4/09 01:50 PM, Deathroad wrote: But my favorite song with bass (not completely bass) is Megadeth's Peace Sells.

that song is bad ass, the only song where the bass is alowed to be the same note repeated over and over, 'cuz I hate that,
You know? when the bass is just like the same note repeated through out the entire song?
It makes me wanna smash that persons bass John Belushi style

Uh? Where did you get that idea? The intro is repeated, but that's an intro. The song continues, you know?

At 7/4/09 01:40 PM, MetallixTheKnight wrote: (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth.

I've yet to see a better bass solo by anyone.

That one is pretty kickass.

But my favorite song with bass (not completely bass) is Megadeth's Peace Sells.