FLASH: Re: Good Flash books [was <no subject>]

[Kenny Sherwood]

At 09.02 +0100 2000.07.18, Joseph Olsen wrote:


>Hey all.  I am looking for one or two good books on Flash.  Does anyone

have

>any ideas?  I can do all the basic to intermediate things, but am looking

>for advanced Flash user books.  ie. scripts, xml, etc...  Thanks in

advance.


I prefer J. Mohler's book outta all of 'em ... he designed it to be a

textbook to accompany any course in Flash, and I feel that he has

done an excellent job, including re ActionScript. Much learning

within a relatively slim book.


I'd suggest that you avoid Hillman Curtis' book like the plague: way

too much d*mn ego for my taste, PLUS he has the nerve to have NO

index listings for "ActionScript", instead referring the reader to

"object-oriented programming". Gimme a GD break, Hilly ...

pretentiousness to the Max.


Another idea is to go to amazon.com and check out which Flash books

are the better sellers ... they provide "sales rank" stats.


Best IMO is to go to a good big book store and spend a coupla hours

and peruse. Get what vibes with ya, yadda etc.


HTH,


Kenny Sherwood


p.s. One last thought: I've *never* been disappointed with *any*

"Bible"-series book that I've purchased (about 6). YMMV of course.


--

http://kensherwood.com



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