1.1. What Is ActionScript 3.0?

You may well already know the answer to this question, because you had enough interest in it to buy this book! ActionScript 3.0 is the language used to program interactive Flash content. Where this content goes and how you can build it is the subject of the following section.

ActionScript 3.0 is a well-organized, mature language that shares much of its syntax and methodologies with other object oriented, strongly typed languages, so an experienced programmer can readily pick it up. Don't fear, though, for this book introduces ActionScript from the bottom up and starts gently.