2 Chapter 1. Your First Look at ActionScript ActionScript is the programming language built into Macromedia Flash. It is like other programming languages, such as JavaScript, Java, and C++. However, you don't need to know any other pro- gramming languages to learn ActionScript. To start learning ActionScript, let's first begin by looking at exactly what ActionScript is, what it can do, and how it relates to the rest of Flash MX. In this hour, you will: · · · · Find out where ActionScript came from Get a glimpse of what an ActionScript program looks like Learn what sort of things ActionScript can do See where to put ActionScript programs What Scripts Are