Should I Upgrade To Cs3 And As3
I currently use flash8 and am just about getting by. I am learning oop actionscript and I feel confident enough using actionscript 2 but I see alot of sites and posts about cs3 and feel like I should maybe make the effort and move up but the learning curve seems steep do you think I should graudually learn whilst using flash8 or should I take the plunge??? I hear a lot about cs3 having improved performance but I didnt think that was an issue with flash 8.
Any advice would be welcome and if you know of any simple tutorials that would be nice too.
I dont know if I am posting this in the right place suppose if not someone will move it.
Cheers in advance
KirupaForum > Flash > Flash 8 (and earlier)
Posted on: 11-19-2007, 08:00 PM
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