Migrating from ActionScript 2 to 3
Update
Looking for the files from Damian’s UNM InfoByte class?
Download them here.
The following are some very useful links and resources on moving you old code into the updated version of ActionScript (the programming language for the Flash Platform).
- Damian’s Intro to ActionScript 3 Presentation Slides (PDF)
- ActionScript 2.0 to 3.0 Migration Cheatsheets (PDF)
- Migrating from AS2 to AS3 on Big Spaceship Labs
- AS3 with Flash CS3, a tutorial by Senocular
- Simple AS2 to AS3 Converter at 5½ (www.5etdemi.com)
- Papervision3D, an amazing 3d engine for ActionScript 3.0
- ActionScript 3.0 Class Diagram (I used to have a huge print of this above my desk but no amount of duct tape would keep it there!)
- More ActionScript 3.0 Quick Reference Guides
- A few Kirupa tutorials on AS3
- ActionScript 3 Namespaces
This is good selection to get you started updating your Flash applications. I’ll post updates here as I find new interesting resources.
