Looks good. One of the problems I have in relating to AS is a total lack of JavaScript (JS) knowledge. I've never written *anything* in JS. So, for me, this is an exercise in learning something with no point of reference. That's why it's impossible for me to "study" the example apps and get anything from them.
Congrats on your chat app! Rick -----Original Message----- From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 12:00 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Ben's J2EE Book AS is easier to learn ( not necessarily easy ) if you already know a decent amount of JavaScript ... which I did and still felt frustrated by some of it -- JavaScript, after all, doesn't have to deal with frames and timelines, etc... but nonetheless I was still able to build a chat room in CF / Flash on my own with nothing more than the Flash docs in about a weekend's time. Dunno what this statement is worth or for accept maybe to show off. :-P but there it is... http://www.turnkey.to/talkontap > That's just about where I find myself. > The CF I can handle, if it's not too advanced, > but I need beginner's ActionScript, but not AS > that's non-CF applicable, if you know what I mean. > I don't even care if the CF is for beginners, too, > as long as the AS is carefully explained, > babystep-by-babystep, > in conjunction with creating a CF app. > I don't want to have to start with a 500-page book that > explains AS top-to-bottom, then try to pick out what's > most > applicable to a CF app. I want to learn as I go...but > have enough > to build basic apps to start with. > This can't be too much to ask for... > Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:39 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Ben's J2EE Book > This is probably a result of hearing different things from > people who are > primarily CF developers or primarily Flash developers and > therefore, the > Flash folks are apt to think the ActionScript is "too > beginner to be > usefull" and the CF developers are apt to think it's too > complex and not > well enough explained... > Isaac > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > www.turnkey.to > 954-776-0046 >> Now all we need is for someone to step up and say they >> heard the book was perfect. >> Matt Liotta >> President & CEO >> Montara Software, Inc. >> http://www.montarasoftware.com/ >> 888-408-0900 x901 >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:56 AM >>> To: CF-Talk >>> Subject: Re: Ben's J2EE Book >>> >>> On Friday, Sep 27, 2002, at 11:36 US/Pacific, Matt >>> Liotta >>> wrote: >>> > They were all raffled away last at BACFUG; you should >>> > have attended. >>> > BTW, the reviews I've heard so far on the Flash >>> > integration book >> from >>> > CFers is that it is too beginner to be useful. >>> >>> I've actually heard the opposite - that the ActionScript >>> presented is >>> too complex (and not thoroughly explained) for >>> beginners! >>> >>> "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really >>> alive." >>> -- Margaret Atwood >>> >>> >> _________________________________________________________ >> _ >> ____________ >> Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the >> official book at >> http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm >> FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq >> Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ >> Unsubscribe: >> http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists > __________________________________________________________ > ____________ > Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the > official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ > Unsubscribe: > http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists Isaac Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer www.turnkey.to 954-776-0046 ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
