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not very many...

actually... look here.

Code is not all over the place. it can only be in frames aND EXTERNAL .AS FILES. Good organization. more flexible, you can have 1 function handling many events for example

so what kind of advantage does AS3 have over AS2? i have wanted to know for awhile

As3 is object orient programming more like java script.. its harder but is way better and runs faster

Yeah, AS3 runs significantly faster when handling multiple events. It also runs slightly faster in particular. If you want to make a BIG BIG game, AS3 would be the best bet. But if you're used to using AS2, you might as well stick with it, as AS3 takes a long time to get used to...

There is no timer in AS2.

In AS2 you'd do this: http://the-dude.co.uk/tutorials/flash-as2-tutorials/countdown-timer-for-flash-games-as2/

In AS3 you'd do this:
var timer:Timer = new Timer(1000);
timer.start();
and you're done.

Besides, why would AS2 be better than AS3? Adobe wouldn't create a new language which is worse than the previous one now would they?