I want to learn how to program game

[Venks]

Just as the title mentions I wish to learn how to make games. I have CS4 which gives me the option to program in either Actionscript 2.0 or Actionscript 3.0
I don't know either so I assumed it was better to learn the newer language, but I can't find any tutorials. While AS2.0 seems to have a lot. Which is better to learn for programming games? Is it easy to move the knowledge you acquire from AS2.0 into AS3.0?
Do ya'll know any good places to learn about game programming?

[TheSongSalad]

as2 is far easier to learn if you have no other programming knowledge. making games in it works just great for me too. i have flash mx so i can't program in as3 but that's what i've heard. hope that helps. this is good if you know nothing of flash. and this is good if you know nothing of actionscripting.

[WolfAkela]

ActionScript 3.0, forget about AS2.0, it's getting obsolete, not to mention it's slow compared to AS3.0.

Most of the "baww AS3 is too hard" complaints stem from users being too stuck with typical AS2.0 newbie mindedness (no type declaration, no OOP, using onClipEvents, etc). If, and only if, you had used AS2.0 properly, moving to AS3.0 would not be problem.

So why even bother with AS2.0 when you can go straight to AS3.0?

[littleMonsterGames]

I used to program in AS2, but the switch to AS3 was pretty easy. So if the switch is easy, why bother starting in AS2 at all? Just go straight to as3, it's so much better.

[Venks]

At 2/25/09 05:53 PM, WolfAkela wrote: ActionScript 3.0, forget about AS2.0, it's getting obsolete, not to mention it's slow compared to AS3.0.

Most of the "baww AS3 is too hard" complaints stem from users being too stuck with typical AS2.0 newbie mindedness (no type declaration, no OOP, using onClipEvents, etc). If, and only if, you had used AS2.0 properly, moving to AS3.0 would not be problem.

So why even bother with AS2.0 when you can go straight to AS3.0?

Do you know where I could go to learn AS3?
Because logic tells me I should learn the newer language, but I can't seem to find any tutorials.

[Headshot777]

At 2/25/09 05:58 PM, Venks wrote: Do you know where I could go to learn AS3?

Just use Google, man.
They have everything you need. Don't ever ask where you can find things, because Google knows everything, even where you live.

[Moonasha]

At 2/25/09 05:53 PM, WolfAkela wrote: ActionScript 3.0, forget about AS2.0, it's getting obsolete, not to mention it's slow compared to AS3.0.

Most of the "baww AS3 is too hard" complaints stem from users being too stuck with typical AS2.0 newbie mindedness (no type declaration, no OOP, using onClipEvents, etc). If, and only if, you had used AS2.0 properly, moving to AS3.0 would not be problem.

So why even bother with AS2.0 when you can go straight to AS3.0?

This. Move onto AS3, and you'll pave the way for yourself to learn other real programming languages. AS2 is a freakin joke.

[LostVoices]

AS3 all the way man :)

i don't use it but i constantly get told off when i say i use it by these 2 sort of mentors i have
they have been trying to get me to do OOP in as3, so what im saying is go straight into as3 that way you dont have to worry about learning one and transferring to another

just do a AS3 tutorials, or Actionscript 3 tutorials in google

also im not sure how advanced hese are but check

As3:Main

[littleMonsterGames]

At 2/25/09 06:21 PM, Moonasha wrote: This. Move onto AS3, and you'll pave the way for yourself to learn other real programming languages. AS2 is a freakin joke.

You will certainly pave the way to learn other languages by learning as3, but saying as2 is a joke is going too far - they were completely serious when they made it. Not even one of the staff members meant it as a joke. "Oh, I have a funny practical joke idea", one of them did noto say, "let's make monumental improvements on AS 1!".

[LostVoices]

You will certainly pave the way to learn other languages by learning as3, but saying as2 is a joke is going too far -

lol dude right on as 2 is a joke but most of newgrounds games are in as2 ? omg what a joke

[DawnOfDusk]

At 2/25/09 07:02 PM, LostVoices wrote: lol dude right on as 2 is a joke but most of newgrounds games are in as2 ? omg what a joke

Although AS2 is alot worse from AS3, I wouldn't suggest just jumping to AS3, unless if you have had previous experience with other programming languages.

[Kwing]

I spent a lot of time on these posts, and I'm pretty sure they're idiot-proof. They have quite a bit of code and explain exactly how it works and why. You should get something out of it. Just lurk around until you see them. There are 3 right now, but I may post more.